Family name Kardelj (卡德尔 
, Kardelj 
, Кардель 
) , all around the world, is a rare cognomen. The family name Kardelj is habitual in Slovenia, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, where it is a rare surname, and Ukraine, where it is a very rare surname. Very seldom, Kardelj is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 卡德尔 | China |
| Kardelj | Slovenia, Croatia |
| Кардель | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
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edvard kardelj Yugoslav politician (1910-1979), SI (b. 1910) |
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pepca kardelj Slovene politician, SI (b. 1914) |
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| janez kardelj Slovene actor, SI (b. 1914) |
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| borut kardelj Slovene poet and architect, SI (b. 1941) |
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| janez kardelj Slovene painter, SI (b. 1964) |
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