Feljan families are Croats and they are mostly from Velika Gorica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Velika Gorica. In Gustelnica in Velika Gorica every fifth inhabitant had the family name Feljan.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Feljan live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and 13 other places, mostly in Velika Gorica (40), Gustelnica (30), Zagreb (10), Odra (10), and in Strelecko in Sisak area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Feljan (including: Felian , Fellian ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. "Fellian " is used by few 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.