In Croatia, Mavrlja families are almost entirely Croats (from Glina ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Sisak. In Turčenica in Glina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Mavrlja.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Mavrlja live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (10), Sisak (<10), Petrinja (<5), Glina (<5), and in Pula (<5).
