In Croatia, Kuzelj families are Croats (from Novi Marof ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donji Miholjac and Novi Marof.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Kuzelj live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Jelenscak (<5), Koprivnica (<5), Pustakovec in Koprivnica area (<5), and in Osijek (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kuzelj is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Kuzelj " is used by small number of people in the Netherlands , small number in the United States , and small number of people in South Africa.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.