In Croatia, Batelja families are Croats (from Jastrebarsko ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko and Karlovac. In Rastoki in Jastrebarsko every third inhabitant had the family name Batelja.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Batelja live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Rastoki (20), Zagreb (<10), Starigrad on the Island of Pasman (<5), Karlovac (<5), and in Draganic in Karlovac area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Batelja (including: Bhatelia , Bathelia and Batelia ) is present in 6 countries on four continents.
