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Surname Čelić in modern Croatia
Čelić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Pula , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Zadar. In Trnovo in Bosnian Krajina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Čelić.
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Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Čelić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Pula (30), Zagreb (15), Tovarnik in Ilok area (15), Gornji Stupnik in Samobor area (<10), and in Zadar (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Čelić (including: Celic , Celich , Chelich , Cellich , Chelici , Chelic , Chelick , Celick , Cerlich and Csellich ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Celic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in Italy. "Chelic " is used by few people in the United States. "Celich " is used by some 50 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Kristina Čelić,
Željka Čelić,
Branka Čelić,
Snežana Čelić,
Nevenka Čelić,
Ileana Čelić,
Boško Čelić,
Danijel Čelić,
Marija Čelić,
Slavka Čelić,
Dražen Čelić,
Boris Čelić,
Dušan Čelić,
Grozdana Čelić,
Robert Čelić,
Ivan Čelić,
Hrvoje Čelić,
Ljubica Čelić,
Vesna Čelić
