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Surname Jakelić in modern Croatia
Jakelić families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis. According to some sources they are from Livno and Tomislavgrad area (Bosnia/Herzegovina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Drnis. In Pakovo Selo in Drnis every sixth inhabitant had the family name Jakelić.
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Prevalence
About 540 people with faimily name Jakelić live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Split (120), Zagreb (95), Sibenik (70), Drnis (30), and in Prugovo in Solin area (20).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Jakelić (including: Jakelic , Jakelich and Jackelich ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. "Jakelich " is used by small number of people in Italy and small number in the United States. "Jackelich " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Petar Jakelić,
Zoran Jakelić,
Frane Jakelić,
Marko Jakelić,
Jasminka Jakelić,
Robert Jakelić,
Antonio Jakelić,
Zvonimir Jakelić,
Vlado Jakelić,
Martin Jakelić,
Sandra Jakelić,
Diana Jakelić,
Šime Jakelić,
David Jakelić,
Stipe Jakelić,
Neven Jakelić,
Sanja Jakelić,
Marica Jakelić,
Slaven Jakelić
