Štrljić families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotski area and in Imotsko.
Prevalence
About 200 people with faimily name Štrljić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Krivodol in Imotski area (60), Split (35), Sikirevci in Zupanja area (20), Dolica Draga in Imotski area (15), and in Zagreb (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Štrljić is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.