Surname Jelak in modern Croatia

Jelak families are Croats and they are mostly from Krizevci area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Koprivnica. In Brezje Miholečko in Krizevci area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Jelak.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Jelak live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (20), Krizevci (15), Brezje Miholecko in Krizevci area (15), Milicani in Koprivnica area (15), and in Zagreb (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jelak (including: Yelak , Jelache , Yellak , Jelacie and Yelachi ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Jelak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Jelacie " is used by few people in the United States. "Yellak " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dalibor Jelak, Jaroslav Jelak, Mirjana Jelak, Kata Jelak, Danijela Jelak, Miroslav Jelak, Dario Jelak, Tomislav Jelak, Alen Jelak, Slađana Jelak, Josip Jelak, Marijan Jelak, Milan Jelak, Andreja Jelak, Dražen Jelak, Zlatko Jelak, Marko Jelak, Danijel Jelak, Goran Jelak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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