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Surname Kegalj in modern Croatia
Kegalj families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Omis area and in Split. In Cista Velika in Omis area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Kegalj.
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Prevalence
About 270 people with faimily name Kegalj live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Cista Velika in Omis area (80), Split (65), Zagreb (30), Rijeka (15), and in Osijek (15).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kegalj (including: Kegaly , Cheghaly and Kegali ) is present in 9 countries worldwide. "Kegaly " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Celestina Kegalj,
Danijela Kegalj,
Hrvoje Kegalj,
Marko Kegalj,
Branka Kegalj,
Nada Kegalj,
Damir Kegalj,
Lea Kegalj,
Davorka Kegalj,
Petar Kegalj,
Ante Kegalj,
Bruno Kegalj,
Andrijana Kegalj,
Ivka Kegalj,
Suzana Kegalj,
Mira Kegalj,
Darija Kegalj,
Jasna Kegalj,
Mate Kegalj
