In Croatia, Hreljić families are predominantly Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Hreljić live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Samobor (<5) and Rijeka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hreljić is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Hreljic " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.