Černeli families are Croats and they are mostly from Virovitica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and in Virovitica area.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Černeli live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Okrugljaca in Virovitica area (10), Zagreb (10), Djurdjevac (10), Sartovac (<10), and in Veliki Otok in Koprivnica area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Černeli (including: Cerneli , Cernelli and Cherneli ) is present in 6 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
