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Surname Kreštalica in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Kreštalica families are generally Croats (from Podrinje (also Bosnia) ), rarely Bosniaks (from Podrinje (Bosnia) ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Podrinje, Bosnia (Han Pijesak area) and in Zagreb. In Rijeke in Podrinje (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Kreštalica.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Kreštalica live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Velika Mlaka (<5), Glina (<5), Josevica (<5), and in Petrinja (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kreštalica is present in 7 countries on two continents. The family name "Krestalica " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden.
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Characteristic first names
Sadija Kreštalica,
Darko Kreštalica,
Višnjica Kreštalica,
Hamzalija Kreštalica,
Muša Kreštalica,
Dinko Kreštalica,
Ivka Kreštalica,
Marija Kreštalica,
Teufik Kreštalica,
Ankica Kreštalica,
Marina Kreštalica,
Eva Kreštalica,
Pavao Kreštalica,
Vesna Kreštalica,
Dragana Kreštalica,
Dario Kreštalica,
Leo Kreštalica,
Ana Kreštalica,
Milka Kreštalica