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Surname Gelo in modern Croatia
Gelo families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Zagreb. In places Lusnić , Strupnić and Ljubunčić in Western Bosnia every sixth inhabitant had the family name Gelo.
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Prevalence
About 650 people with faimily name Gelo live in Croatia today, in 240 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 51 other places, mostly in Zagreb (160), Zapresic (75), Sesvete (45), Kastel Luksic (35), and in Osijek (25).
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Outside Croatia
At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), the United States (2), and to France (1).
Family name Gelo (including: Geloo , Geloh , Gello , Ghello , Gellio and Ghelo ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. "Geloo " is used by some 900 people in Zambia , about 60 in Pakistan , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Jakov Gelo,
Ružica Gelo,
Tomislav Gelo,
Kristijan Gelo,
Nikola Gelo,
Branko Gelo,
Marija Gelo,
Ivica Gelo,
Rikard Gelo,
Vlado Gelo,
Renata Gelo,
Josip Gelo,
Stipo Gelo,
Robert Gelo,
Lucija Gelo,
Zvonko Gelo,
Ante Gelo,
Božica Gelo,
Drago Gelo
