Mihalj families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina (Rakitno). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Posusje area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Odzak area). In Homatlije in North Herzegovina every second inhabitant had the family name Mihalj.
Prevalence
About 530 people with faimily name Mihalj live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 39 cities and 59 other places, mostly in Zagreb (90), Nasice (35), Split (30), Solin (25), and in Valpovo (20).