In Croatia, Mikelj families are generally Croats (from Bjelovar area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Dubrovnik.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Mikelj live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Gromaca (<5), Zagreb (<5), Opatija (<5), Veliko Trojstvo in Bjelovar area (<5), and in Kolocep (<5).
