In Croatia, Turbelija families are Croats (from Djurdjevac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Koprivnica. In Ferdinandovac in Djurdjevac area every nintieth inhabitant had the family name Turbelija.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Turbelija live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Ferdinandovac in Djurdjevac area (30), Djurdjevac (20), and in Zagreb (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Turbelija is present in this form only in Croatia.
