Turalija families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Kupres area) and in Osijek. In places Begovo Selo and Otinovci in Middle Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Turalija.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Turalija live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Osijek (40), Zagreb (25), Bizovac in Valpovo area (25), Vinkovci (15), and in Valpovo (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Turalija is present in 9 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.