Surname Velfl in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Velfl families are Croats (from Krizevci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Velfl live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Lemes (<5) and Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Velfl (including: Wölfl , Welfl and Völfl ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. "Welfl " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Velfl, Marica Velfl, Ljubica Velfl, Božidar Velfl, Marcela Velfl, Marin Velfl, Dušan Velfl, Franica Velfl, Željko Velfl

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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