In Croatia, Geler families are mainly Croats (from Daruvar area ), less frequently Czechs (also from Daruvar area ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Pakrac.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Geler live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Daruvar (15), in Veliki Miletinac (10), Koncanica (<10) and Daruvarski Brestovac (<10) in Daruvar area, and in Veliki Zdenci (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.