In Croatia, Topalli families are generally Albanians (from Kosovo ), very rarely Croats (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Topalli live in Croatia today, in 6 households. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Zadar (10), Bibinje in Zadar area (<10), Rovinj (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.