In Croatia, Šurkalović families are predominantly Croats (from Lipik ), rarely Serbs, and barely Czechs (again from Lipik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and in Herzegovina (Mostar area).
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Šurkalović live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Lipik (20), Nova Gradiska (<10), Zagreb (<10), Virovitica (<5), and in Donji Caglic (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šurkalović is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.