Čemeljić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pag. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Pag and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Čemeljić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Kolan on the Island of Pag (55), Rijeka (40), Mandre on the Island of Pag (20), Zagreb (10), and in Pag on the Island of Pag (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (2) and the United States (1). Family name Čemeljić is present in two countries on two 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.