Kantolić families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina and Zagreb. In Lepajci in Krapina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Kantolić.
Prevalence
About 240 people with faimily name Kantolić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Lepajci (45), Krapina (35), Velika Ves (20), and in Kutina (20).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kantolić is present in 7 countries on three continents.
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.