Surname Celjak in modern Croatia

Celjak families are Croats and they are mostly from Zabok area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zabok area. In Brestovec Orehovički in Lepoglava area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Celjak.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Celjak live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Brestovec Orehovicki in Lepoglava area (35), Vinkovci (15), and in Pustodol Zacretski (15) and Temovec (15) in Zabok area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Celjak (including: Zeljak , Zelyak , Chelyak , Chelyakh , Cheliak and Celiac ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. "Zeljak " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Celjak, Lidija Celjak, Daniel Celjak, Zvonimir Celjak, Petra Celjak, Miroslav Celjak, Ivan Celjak, Vesna Celjak, Đurđica Celjak, Damir Celjak, Mirjana Celjak, Anita Celjak, Jadranko Celjak, Josip Celjak, Darko Celjak, Marko Celjak, Danko Celjak, Danijel Celjak, Drago Celjak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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