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Surname Žakelj in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Žakelj families are predominantly Croats (from the Island of Krk ), rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Slovenia.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Žakelj live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Karlovac (<5), Krk on the Island of Krk (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Žakelj (including: Zakelj , Zakely and Zakeli ) is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Zakelj " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Zakely " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Neven Žakelj,
Dušanka Žakelj,
Amalija Žakelj,
Stanislav Žakelj,
Miroslav Žakelj,
Mira Žakelj,
Marko Žakelj,
Bojan Žakelj,
Josip Žakelj,
Tanja Žakelj,
Magdalena Žakelj,
Marija Žakelj,
Milan Žakelj,
Ana Žakelj,
Anita Žakelj,
Franc Žakelj,
Matjaž Žakelj
