Surname Bekelja in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bekelja families are Croats (from Ozalj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj and Karlovac. In Obrež Vivodinski in Ozalj every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bekelja.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Bekelja live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zaluka Lipnicka in Ozalj area (<5), Vivodina (<5), Furjanici (<5), Karlovac (<5), and in Kozlikovo in Jastrebarsko area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Bekelja (including: Bekelya , Becelia and Bekelia ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Bekelja " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Bekelya " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Becelia " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Snježana Bekelja, Slobodanka Bekelja, Vesna Bekelja, Albin Bekelja, Marinko Bekelja, Jasminka Bekelja, Lovro Bekelja, Slavica Bekelja, Dragutin Bekelja, Zora Bekelja, Kata Bekelja, Branko Bekelja, Vladimir Bekelja, Dragica Bekelja, Željko Bekelja, Mirjana Bekelja, Floriana Bekelja, Sonja Bekelja, Daniela Bekelja

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