Surname Marcelja in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Marcelja live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Nova Lipa (<10), Pozega (<5), Jaguplije in Pozega area (<5), Novo Selo (<5), and in Podgorje in Pozega area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marcelja (including: Marcelia , Marcellina , Marceglia , Marchelia , Marcellia , Marzelia , Marchelya , Marcellyna and Marcelya ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Marcelja " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Brazil. "Marcelia " is used by some 800 people in Indonesia , about 100 in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States. "Marchelya " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mario Marcelja, Štefica Marcelja, Josip Marcelja, Željko Marcelja, Verica Marcelja, Ivan Marcelja, Kata Marcelja, Ana Marcelja, Marija Marcelja, Stjepan Marcelja, Rada Marcelja, Snježana Marcelja, Roland Marcelja, Dario Marcelja, Martina Marcelja, Marijana Marcelja, Dominik Marcelja, Milan Marcelja, Ljubica Marcelja

Mentions in sources

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

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