Surname Jelečanin in modern Croatia

Jelečanin families are Croats and they are mostly from Otocac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Otocac area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Jelečanin live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Osijek (10), in Licko Petrovo Selo (<10) and Gornji Vaganac (<10) in Otocac area, and in Karlobag in Pag area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jelečanin is present in four countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Nada Jelečanin, Dragan Jelečanin, Ivan Jelečanin, Roman Jelečanin, Zoran Jelečanin, Željka Jelečanin, Damir Jelečanin, Irena Jelečanin, Tatjana Jelečanin, Viktor Jelečanin, Biserka Jelečanin, Antun Jelečanin, Zorica Jelečanin, Igor Jelečanin, Marko Jelečanin, Ankica Jelečanin, Jelena Jelečanin, Nenad Jelečanin, Željko Jelečanin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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