Čogelja families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Drnis area. In Gradina in Sibenik every sixth inhabitant had the family name Čogelja.
Prevalence
About 190 people with faimily name Čogelja live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Split (40), Sibenik (40), Zagreb (20), Kastel Stari (20), and in Gradina (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čogelja (including: Cogelia , Cogelja ) is present in five countries on three continents. "Cogelia " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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.