In Croatia, Kurtalija families are Bosniaks (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split. In Šerići in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every fifth inhabitant had the family name Kurtalija.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Kurtalija live in Croatia today, in one household only. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Split (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kurtalija is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Kurtalija " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.