In Croatia, Šurlina families are generally Croats (from the Island of Rab ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Rab and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Šurlina live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Kampor on the Island of Rab (20), Rijeka (<5), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<5), Palit on the Island of Rab (<5), and in Veli Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<5).
