In Croatia, Čelam families are Croats (from Podrinje (Bosnia) ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Novi Travnik area) and in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area).
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Čelam live in Croatia today, in three households only. They are located in only five naselja i to in Sesvete (<5), Varazdin (<5), Zvonece in Opatija area (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Jurdani in Opatija area (<5).