Surname Kelez in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kelez families are Croats (from Dubrovnik area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Split.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kelez live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Martinovici in Dubrovnik area (20), Split (<10), Dubrovnik (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Donje Obuljeno (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kelez (including: Celez , Cellez ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. "Celez " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cellez " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Kelez, Ana Kelez, Romeo Kelez, Vicencije Kelez, Marin Kelez, Raul Kelez, Luka Kelez, Tomislav Kelez, Ivo Kelez, Nerina Kelez, Margita Kelez, Vlaho Kelez, Nikša Kelez, Ingrid Kelez, Marko Kelez, Jelena Kelez, Mislav Kelez, Dora Kelez, Marija Kelez

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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