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Surname Rukelj in modern Croatia
Rukelj families are Croats and they are mostly from Sveti Ivan Zelina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sveti Ivan Zelina.
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Prevalence
About 240 people with faimily name Rukelj live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Polonje (35), Krecaves (15), Petrijanec in Varazdin area (15), and in Dubrava in Vrbovec area (10).
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Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Rukelj (including: Ruchelli , Ruchaeli ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. The family name "Rukelj " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Dario Rukelj,
Enio Rukelj,
Marijan Rukelj,
Ivica Rukelj,
Stjepan Rukelj,
Anđelko Rukelj,
Anđelka Rukelj,
Stjepko Rukelj,
Ksenija Rukelj,
Snježana Rukelj,
Zoran Rukelj,
Tatjana Rukelj,
Zvonko Rukelj,
Irena Rukelj,
Gabrijela Rukelj,
Ivanka Rukelj,
Ivana Rukelj,
Ivan Rukelj,
Darko Rukelj
