Švelić families are Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Kutina.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Švelić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Sesvete (25), Zagreb (20), Zupanja (<10), Jamarica (<10), and in Sasinovec (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Švelić 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.