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Surname Skelin in modern Croatia
Skelin families are Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area. According to some sources they are from Miljevaca near Virovitice. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and Sibenik. In Sitno in Trogir area every third inhabitant had the family name Skelin.
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Prevalence
About 570 people with faimily name Skelin live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 26 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Zagreb (130), Split (120), Sibenik (95), Drinovci (20), and in Sitno in Trogir area (20).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Skelin (including: Schellin , Schelin , Schepelin , Schuelin , Scellin , Schelien , Shkelin , Shchelin and Skelien ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Skelin " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Skelien " is used by few people in the United States. "Schelin " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 600 in Sweden , and some 200 people in South Africa.
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Characteristic first names
Siniša Skelin,
Mate Skelin,
Dražan Skelin,
Željko Skelin,
Damir Skelin,
Ivan Skelin,
Mira Skelin,
Jozica Skelin,
Branko Skelin,
Rade Skelin,
Mile Skelin,
Goran Skelin,
Mislav Skelin,
Đurđica Skelin,
Tomislav Skelin,
Jakov Skelin,
Paskval Skelin,
Nataša Skelin,
Darko Skelin
