In Croatia, Marincelj families are generally Croats (from Delnice ), very rarely Slovenes (also from Delnice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Srijem, Vojvodina.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Marincelj live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in only five naselja i to in Varazdin (<5), Sisak (<5), Krivac (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Delnice (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Marincelj is present in four countries on three continents.