In Croatia, Šteler families are predominantly Croats (from Daruvar area ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Daruvar area. In Miljanovac in Daruvar area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Šteler.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Šteler live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Kastav (<10), Beli Manastir (<10), Rijeka (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Sveti Petar u Sumi in Pazin area (<5).
