Surname Rakela in modern Croatia

Rakela families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Brac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Brac.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Rakela live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are only located in in 9 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Split (55), in Lozisca (40) and Sutivan (20) on the Island of Brac, Solin (<10), and in Dugi Rat in Omis area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (2), the United States (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Rakela (including: Racela , Rachella , Rachela , Rakella and Rakhela ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Rakela " is used by some 100 people in Chile , about 80 in the United States , and some 70 people in Argentina , some 70 people in Brazil. "Rakella " is used by few people in the United States. "Racela " is used by some 2000 people in the Philippines , about 200 in the United States , and some 70 people in Japan.

Characteristic first names

Željan Rakela, Ante Rakela, Anđela Rakela, Monika Rakela, Ivana Rakela, Marija Rakela, Darko Rakela, Ljiljana Rakela, Keti Rakela, Snježana Rakela, Edi Rakela, Mislav Rakela, Gordana Rakela, Vanja Rakela, Mate Rakela, Tonći Rakela, Nevenka Rakela, Vili Rakela, Frane Rakela

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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