Surname Ćelović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ćelović families are predominantly Croats (from Pula area ), rarely Slovenes (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Ćelović live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Rijeka (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Medulin (<5) and Banjole (<5) in Pula area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Ćelović (including: Chelovich , Celovic ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. The family name "Celovic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chelovich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Rajko Ćelović, Izabela Ćelović, Jagoda Ćelović, Vukašin Ćelović, Nada Ćelović, Aleksandar Ćelović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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