In Croatia, Praštalo families are mainly Croats (from Cazins Region (Bosnia) ), rarely Serbs (from Cazins Region (Bosnia) ), and very rarely Bosniaks (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Sanski Most area) and in Zagreb. In Praštali in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Praštalo.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Praštalo live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Rijeka (10), Dubrovnik (<10), Koprivnica (<5), and in Hreljin (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Praštalo (including: Prastalo , Prashtalo ) is present in 17 countries on three continents.
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.