Surname Kelam in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Kelam live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Split (60), Kastel Stari (35), Kastel Kambelovac (30), Kastel Novi (10), and in Lecevica in Kastela area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kelam (including: Kellam , Kelham , Chelam , Keelam , Celam , Cellam , Ceelam , Khelam and Kellyham ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. "Kellam " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 200 people in Australia. "Kelham " is used by some 200 people in Great Britain , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in South Africa. "Ceelam " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ana Kelam, Emil Kelam, Anđelko Kelam, Vana Kelam, Karmen Kelam, Sandro Kelam, Toni Kelam, Ivan Kelam, Vinko Kelam, Anita Kelam, Ante Kelam, Gorana Kelam, Irena Kelam, Merica Kelam, Bernard Kelam, Josip Kelam, Zdravko Kelam, Kristijan Kelam, Ivana Kelam

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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