In Croatia, Krhlanko families are generally Croats (from Klanjec area ), rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area. In Bojačno in Klanjec area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Krhlanko.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Krhlanko live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only two Croatian places: in Zagreb (<10) and Bojacno in Klanjec area (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.