In Croatia, Štavalj families are generally Croats (from Novska area ), very rarely Ukrainians (also from Novska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Štavalj live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and two other places, mostly in Lipovljani in Novska area (15), Zagreb (<5), Kutina (<5), Velika Trnovitica in Garesnica area (<5), and in Novska (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Štavalj is present in this form only in Croatia.
