Surname Kele in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kele families are predominantly Hungarians (from Beli Manastir ), rarely Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Beli Manastir area. In Novi Bezdan in Beli Manastir area every hundredth inhabitant had the family name Kele.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kele live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Beli Manastir (<5) and Otes (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kele (including: Kelle , Kellie , Kelleh , Kehle , Khele , Kelhe , Kellee , Keleh and Kelee ) is present in 115 countries worldwide. "Kelhe " is used by few people in the United States. "Kelee " is used by small number of people in Egypt and small number in the United States. "Kehle " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Zimbabwe.

Characteristic first names

Gyorgy Kele, Eleonora Kele, Rudolf Kele, Borbala Kele, Ilonka Kele, Margit Kele, Ana Kele, Josip Kele, Šandor Kele, Irma Kele, Tanja Kele, Aleksandar Kele, Kata Kele, Antun Kele, Dragutin Kele, Janoš Kele, Josipa Kele, Jožefa Kele, Katarina Kele

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