In Croatia, Pendl families are generally Croats (from Kutina ), very rarely Slovaks (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Kutina.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Pendl live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Kutina (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Novska (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pendl (including: Pőndl , Pöndl and Pendlli ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Pendl " is used by some 600 people in Austria , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.