In Croatia, Grulja families are Croats (from Ludbreg area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin area and in Ludbreg area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Grulja live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Novakovec (<5) and Jalzabet (<5) in Ludbreg area, and in Sveti Ivan in Buzet area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Grulja (including: Gerulya , Grulya , Grulia and Ghurulia ) is present in 7 countries on two continents.