Kelić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Djakovo. In Forkuševci in Djakovo area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Kelić.
Prevalence
About 300 people with faimily name Kelić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 40 other places, mostly in Viskovci in Djakovo area (60), Zagreb (35), Osijek (20), Slavonski Brod (15), and in Vinkovci (15).