Surname Keler in modern Croatia

Keler families are often Croats and they are mostly from Slatina , less frequently Germans. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Slatina. In Pjenovac in Podrinje (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Keler.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Keler live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 250 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Osijek (15), Slatina (15), Zagreb (<10), Crnkovci in Belisce area (<10), and in Racinovci in Zupanja area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Keler (including: Keller , Kehler , Kellier , Kelher , Kheller , Kheler , Kellher , Kelleer and Kellehr ) is present in 141 countries worldwide. "Keller " is used by some 300000 people in the United States , about 200000 in Germany , and some 40000 people in Brazil. "Kehler " is used by some 2000 people in Canada , about 2000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Germany. "Kelher " is used by some 60 people in Brazil and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zvonko Keler, Dragutin Keler, Dražena Keler, Snježana Keler, Mladen Keler, Viktoriya Keler, Kristijan Keler, Romana Keler, Vesna Keler, Višnja Keler, Branka Keler, Anita Keler, Dejan Keler, Franjo Keler, Hermina Keler, Josip Keler, Krešimir Keler, Marija Keler, Milan Keler

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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