In Croatia, Kostel families are Croats (from Cakovec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Prelog area.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Kostel live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in two Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Cakovec (30), Sveta Marija in Prelog area (10), Senkovec in Cakovec area (<10), Donji Mihaljevec in Prelog area (<5), and in Crecan in Cakovec area (<5).