Surname Gelman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gelman families are Croats (from Zagreb ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Gelman live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gelman (including: Gellman , Ghelman , Gehlmann , Gellmann , Göhlman , Gehlman and Gelmann ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Gelman " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Russian Federation , and some 1000 people in Israel. "Gelmann " is used by some 60 people in Russian Federation , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Gellman " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 100 in Israel , and some 100 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Ljubica Gelman, Zorica Gelman, Zdenka Gelman, Izidor Gelman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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