Surname Vukelić in modern Croatia

Vukelić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Senj , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Senj. In Kruščica in Gospic every second inhabitant had the family name Vukelić.

Prevalence

About 2800 people with faimily name Vukelić live in Croatia today, in 1300 households. There were 3600 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 89 cities and 229 other places, mostly in Zagreb (575), Rijeka (345), Senj (80), Sesvete (65), and in Gospic (65).

Outside Croatia

At least 53 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (21), France (9), Australia (6), the United States (6), Austria (6), Switzerland (2), Canada (2), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Vukelić (including: Vukelic , Vukelich , Vucelich , Wukelich , Wukelic , Vucelick and Vucelic ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Vukelic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 300 people in Canada. "Vukelich " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 80 in Canada , and some 70 people in Japan. "Vucelic " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Vukelić, Zdravko Vukelić, Joso Vukelić, Danica Vukelić, Filip Vukelić, Ivica Vukelić, Sandro Vukelić, Igor Vukelić, Marko Vukelić, Sanja Vukelić, Ana Vukelić, Anton Vukelić, Goran Vukelić, Ivan Vukelić, Zvonimir Vukelić, Mario Vukelić, Mihovil Vukelić, Mato Vukelić, Dalibor Vukelić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1736 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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