Surname Metelko in modern Croatia

Metelko families are Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Metelko live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Slatina (<10), Sesvete (<5), Kupinecki Kraljevec (<5), and in Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Metelko is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Metelko " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 80 in Austria , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Željko Metelko, Biserka Metelko, Josip Metelko, Damir Metelko, Tomislav Metelko, Zoran Metelko, Marina Metelko, Vladimir Metelko, Bruno Metelko, Neven Metelko, Goran Metelko, Snježana Metelko, Želimir Metelko, Katica Metelko, Sanja Metelko, Davorka Metelko, Dario Metelko, Nenad Metelko, Anica Metelko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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