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Surname Vele in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Vele families are Slovenes (from Crikvenica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kraljevica.
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Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Vele live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Crikvenica (<5) and Bakarac (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Vele (including: Wele , Velle , Vehle , Veerle , Velhe , Véle , Veelle , Veele and Vellie ) is present in 85 countries worldwide. "Vehle " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vellie " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Veele " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Uroš Vele,
Livija Vele,
Milovan Vele,
Amalija Vele,
Marijane Vele,
Štefanija Vele