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Surname Kasteljan in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Kasteljan families are Croats (from Zabok area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok area and in Slovenia. In Draše in Zabok area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Kasteljan.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Kasteljan live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Retkovci in Vinkovci area (15), in Kackovec (<10) and Radakovo (<10) in Zabok area, and in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kasteljan (including: Kashtelyan , Kashtelian and Kastelian ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. "Kastelian " is used by few people in the United States. "Kashtelian " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Dragutin Kasteljan,
Nadija Kasteljan,
Branko Kasteljan,
Goran Kasteljan,
Zlatko Kasteljan,
Mirela Kasteljan,
Ivan Kasteljan,
Milka Kasteljan,
Anton Kasteljan,
Ana Kasteljan,
Srebra Kasteljan,
Mario Kasteljan,
Mirica Kasteljan,
Tomica Kasteljan,
Antun Kasteljan,
Jelka Kasteljan,
Ivica Kasteljan,
Franjo Kasteljan,
Ljiljana Kasteljan