Surname Kodelja in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kodelja families are almost entirely Croats (from Buzet ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Buzet. In Žonti in Buzet every third inhabitant had the family name Kodelja.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kodelja live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Mali Mlun (20), Zonti (<10), Zagreb (<5), Buzet (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kodelja (including: Codelia , Kodelia , Codeglia and Kodelya ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Kodelja " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in the United States. "Kodelya " is used by few people in the United States. "Codelia " is used by some 80 people in Chile , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Ivana Kodelja, Boris Kodelja, Marija Kodelja, Marijan Kodelja, Emanuel Kodelja, Damir Kodelja, Elvis Kodelja, Leonela Kodelja, Dorjan Kodelja, Zdenko Kodelja, Silvana Kodelja, Davorka Kodelja, Romina Kodelja, Manuel Kodelja, Pavel Kodelja, Branka Kodelja, Milenko Kodelja, Robert Kodelja, Ljiljana Kodelja

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