Prekalj families are Croats and they are mostly from Porec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Porec area. In Medvidići in Porec area every second inhabitant had the family name Prekalj.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Prekalj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and 7 other places, mostly in Medvidici in Porec area (20), Porec (15), Vrsar in Rovinj area (15), Dracevac (10), and in Funtana in Rovinj area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Prekalj (including: Precali , Prekali ) is present in 6 countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.