In Croatia, Jelančić families are almost entirely Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and in Nova Gradiska area.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Jelančić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Nova Gradiska (15), Kutina (10), Zagreb (10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Banicevac in Nova Gradiska area (<10).