In Croatia, Santl families are predominantly Croats (from Belisce ), rarely Slovenes (from Beli Manastir area ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Osijek.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Santl live in Croatia today, in five households only. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Valpovo (<10), Torjanci in Beli Manastir area (<10), Beli Manastir (<5), Belisce (<5), and in Darda in Osijek area (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.