In Croatia, Plohl families are generally Croats (from Garesnica ), very rarely Hungarians (from Backa, Vojvodina ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Plohl live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Kapelica (<10), Zadar (<10), Antunovac (<5), and in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Plohl is present in 9 countries on three continents.