In Croatia, Čutul families are Croats (from the Island of Krk ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Krk and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Čutul live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 12 other places, mostly in Vrh on the Island of Krk (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Silo (<10), Krk (<10) and Skrbcici (<5) on the Island of Krk.
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (2) and the United States (1). Family name Čutul (including: Cutul , Chutul and Cuthul ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Cutul " 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 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.