Švagelj families are Croats and they are mostly from Krizevci. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci and Koprivnica. In Sveta Helena in Krizevci every sixth inhabitant had the family name Švagelj.
Prevalence
About 270 people with faimily name Švagelj live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Krizevci (55), Zagreb (50), Sveta Helena (45), Koprivnica (15), and in Strigovec in Novi Marof area (10).
Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Švagelj (including: Svagelj , Svagelli ) is present in 10 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.