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Surname Jelša in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Jelša families are Croats (from Opatija area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Opatija area.
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Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Jelša live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four Croatian places: in Matulji in Opatija area (<5), Zdralovi (<5), Poljane (<5), and in Male Mune in Opatija area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Jelša (including: Jelsa , Yelsa and Jelsha ) is present in 8 countries on three continents.
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Characteristic first names
Dragan Jelša,
Senka Jelša,
Marija Jelša,
Anton Jelša,
Đina Jelša,
Rudolf Jelša,
Katarina Jelša,
Cvetka Jelša,
Gina Jelša