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Surname Jelovica in modern Croatia
Jelovica families are Croats and they are mostly from Opatija. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Opatija. In Kosi in Rijeka area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Jelovica.
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Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Jelovica live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Rijeka (25), Brncici (25), Kastav (15), and in Viskovo (<10) and Marinici (<10) in Rijeka area.
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Outside Croatia
Family name Jelovica is present in 7 countries on two continents.
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Characteristic first names
Ranko Jelovica,
Bernard Jelovica,
Budimir Jelovica,
Ilijana Jelovica,
Biserka Jelovica,
Tanja Jelovica,
Andrej Jelovica,
Maurizio Jelovica,
Kristina Jelovica,
Nirvana Jelovica,
Melita Jelovica,
Ksenija Jelovica,
Tihomir Jelovica,
Renato Jelovica,
Kazimir Jelovica,
Boris Jelovica,
Vida Jelovica,
Alen Jelovica,
Tamara Jelovica