In Croatia, Stella families are almost entirely Croats (from Trogir ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zadar.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Stella live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zadar (<10), Trogir (<10), Zagreb (<10), Omis (<10), and in Umag (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Stella (including: Stellah , Stellaa and Sthella ) is present in 113 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
