In Croatia, Higeli families are Croats (from Djakovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Higeli live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in only two naselja i to in Djakovo (15) and Ivanovci Gorjanski (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Higeli is present in two countries on two continents.