Kolčeg families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar area and in Zadar.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Kolčeg live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Islam Latinski in Zadar area (55), Rijeka (15), Zadar (10), Posedarje in Zadar area (<10), and in Vukovar (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kolčeg (including: Kolceg , Kolcheg ) is present in five countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.