Only a few people with faimily name Jelač live in Croatia today, in households. They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<5) and Brckovljani in Dugo Selo area (<5).
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.