In Croatia, Šartaj families are Croats (from Ludbreg area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg and Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Šartaj live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Mali Bukovec in Ludbreg area (15), Ludbreg (<10), Novo Selo Podravsko in Ludbreg area (<10), Vinogradi Ludbreski (<5), and in Veliki Bukovec in Ludbreg area (<5).