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Surname Bacelj in modern Croatia
Bacelj families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and in Sinj area. In Bračević in Sinj area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Bacelj.
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Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Bacelj live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are only located in in 10 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Vedrine in Sinj area (45), Split (35), Tenja (15), Bracevic in Sinj area (<10), and in Osijek (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Bacelj (including: Bazeli , Bacelli , Bazely , Bacheli , Bacceli , Bazelli , Bacely , Baceli and Bazzeli ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. "Bazzeli " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Marijana Bacelj,
Mario Bacelj,
Tonći Bacelj,
Karmena Bacelj,
Grgo Bacelj,
Goran Bacelj,
Lenka Bacelj,
Tino Bacelj,
Damir Bacelj,
Anita Bacelj,
Igor Bacelj,
Julijana Bacelj,
Stipe Bacelj,
Ivana Bacelj,
Jadranka Bacelj,
Miroslav Bacelj,
Željko Bacelj,
Dragan Bacelj,
Ivica Bacelj
