Ćelap families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Glina area , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina area and in Osijek.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Ćelap live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Topusko in Glina area (15), Osijek (<10), Vukovar (<10), and in Petrinja (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (1), the United States (1), and to Germany (1). Family name Ćelap (including: Celap , Chelap and Cellapp ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. "Chelap " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.
