Surname Mihelj in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Mihelj live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (100), Crna Draga in Jastrebarsko area (<10), Rijeka (<10), Pula (<10), and in Recica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mihelj (including: Micheli , Michaeli , Michelli , Michely , Michelly , Miheli , Mihely , Mihelli and Mitheli ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. "Mihely " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Miheli " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Michelli " is used by some 2000 people in Brazil , about 1000 in Argentina , and some 700 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stella Mihelj, Ivančica Mihelj, Vladimir Mihelj, Valentina Mihelj, Krešimir Mihelj, Darko Mihelj, Renato Mihelj, Ervin Mihelj, Stjepan Mihelj, Ana Mihelj, Hrvoje Mihelj, Davor Mihelj, Bojana Mihelj, Mario Mihelj, Mirko Mihelj, Adrian Mihelj, Marko Mihelj, Nadica Mihelj, Marina Mihelj

Mentions in sources

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

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