In Croatia, Hrdelja families are almost entirely Croats (from Lepoglava area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Lepoglava area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Hrdelja live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Pustodol Orehovicki in Lepoglava area (10), Zagreb (<10), in Vojnic-Breg (<10) and Bedekovcina (<10) in Lepoglava area, and in Klokocevec Samoborski (<5).
