Surname Kavelj in modern Croatia

Kavelj families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotski area and in North Herzegovina (Konjic area). In Obri in North Herzegovina every sixth inhabitant had the family name Kavelj.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Kavelj live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Split (65), Zagreb (25), in Krivodol (25) and Lokvicici (20) in Imotski area, and in Podstrana in Solin area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Kavelj (including: Kaveli , Cavelli , Chaveli , Kavelli , Kaveeli , Cavelie , Cavely , Kavely and Kaweli ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. "Cavely " is used by few people in the United States. "Cavelli " is used by some 300 people in Italy , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in Uruguay. "Cavelie " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vicko Kavelj, Zora Kavelj, Ivka Kavelj, Ante Kavelj, Ljubomir Kavelj, Mate Kavelj, Veseljko Kavelj, Marijana Kavelj, Davor Kavelj, Miro Kavelj, Gordana Kavelj, Marija Kavelj, Suzana Kavelj, Nikola Kavelj, Ranko Kavelj, Marijan Kavelj, Bogdan Kavelj, Stipo Kavelj, Stjepan Kavelj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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