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Surname Šel in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šel families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.
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Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Šel live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šel (including: Sel , Sell , Shell , Shel , Seel , Schel , Sehl , Sthel , Selh and Szel ) is present in 154 countries worldwide. "Sell " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 9000 in Germany , and some 5000 people in Brazil. "Seel " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 300 people in France. "Sehl " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 400 in the United States , and some 100 people in Canada.
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Characteristic first names
Bojan Šel,
Verica Šel,
Štefanija Šel,
Antonina Šel,
Ivan Šel,
Vera Šel