Surname Keleman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Keleman families are mainly Serbs, equally Croats (from the Island of Krk ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Skender Vakuf area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Keleman live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Porec (<5), Hreljin (<5), Garesnica (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Punat on the Island of Krk (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Keleman (including: Kelleman , Kellemann , Cheleman , Köllemann and Celeman ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Keleman " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 100 in Ukraine , and some 50 people in Belgium. "Kelleman " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nedeljko Keleman, Ivona Keleman, Zoran Keleman, Slavica Keleman, Maja Keleman, Ljiljana Keleman, Goran Keleman, Nikolina Keleman, Ratko Keleman, Petar Keleman, Gospana Keleman, Aleksandra Keleman, Simeun Keleman, Milica Keleman, Đuka Keleman, Miladin Keleman, Vesna Keleman, Bojana Keleman, Monika Keleman

Mentions in sources

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

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