In Croatia, Turukalo families are Croats by relative majority (from Delnice area ), less frequently Serbs, and very rarely Rusyns (from Vukovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac and Vukovar.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Turukalo live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located and threee other Croatian places, mostly in Vukovar (10), Zadar (<10), Homer in Delnice area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Split (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Turukalo is present in 7 countries on two continents.