In Croatia, Štelko families are Croats by relative majority (from Buzet area ), equally Italians (also from Buzet area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buzet area and in Umag. In Pirelići in Buzet area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Štelko.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Štelko live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Pirelici in Buzet area (<10), Buje (<5), and in Kascerga (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Štelko (including: Stelko , Stelco ) is present in 8 countries on four continents.
