Surname Šeša in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šeša families are predominantly Serbs, less frequently Croats (also from Knin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Rijeka. In Biovičino Selo in Knin area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Šeša.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Šeša live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and two other places, mostly in Biovicino Selo in Knin area (25), Rijeka (15), Zagreb (10), Zadar (<5), and in Krasica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šeša (including: Sesa , Sessa , Shesha , Sesha , Seesa , Scesa , Sessia , Shesa , Seshia and Seshka ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. "Sessa " is used by some 9000 people in Italy , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Sesha " is used by some 300 people in Indonesia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Kazakhstan. "Seesa " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordan Šeša, Brankica Šeša, Dušan Šeša, Željko Šeša, Đuro Šeša, Dragan Šeša, Milan Šeša, Martina Šeša, Gordana Šeša, Milivoj Šeša, Dobrila Šeša, Vera Šeša, Valnea Šeša, Elza Šeša, Branko Šeša, Katarina Šeša, Marija Šeša, Romana Šeša, Mirjana Šeša

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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