Surname Kralj in modern Croatia

Kralj families are Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb. According to some sources they are from Martinscina near Zlatara. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin. In Gornja Konjščina in Zlatar area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Kralj.

Prevalence

About 4200 people with faimily name Kralj live in Croatia today, in 1700 households. There were 4400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 88 cities and 454 other places, mostly in Zagreb (1030), Varazdin (95), Dubrovnik (75), Karlovac (70), and in Osijek (60).

Outside Croatia

At least 64 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (25), the United States (12), Australia (6), Switzerland (5), Sweden (3), Argentina (3), the United Kingdom (3), Austria (2), Canada (2), France (2), and to Spain (1).
Family name Kralj (including: Kraly , Krali , Kralli , Krallis , Keralli , Kheraly , Kerali , Keraly and Krally ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Kralj " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in Argentina , and some 300 people in the United States. "Kraly " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 90 in Egypt , and small number of people in Canada. "Krally " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davorin Kralj, Robert Kralj, Zvonimir Kralj, Neven Kralj, Slobodan Kralj, Ariana Kralj, Tomislav Kralj, Krunoslav Kralj, Predrag Kralj, Damir Kralj, Miroslava Kralj, Đino Kralj, Vesna Kralj, Tibor Kralj, Ivan Kralj, Antoan Kralj, Stjepan Kralj, Igor Kralj, Alojz Kralj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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