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Surname Šelja in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šelja families are almost entirely Croats (from Osijek area ), very rarely Hungarians (also from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Mursko Sredisce area.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Šelja live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Bregana (<10), Veliki Potocec (<10), Bilje in Osijek area (<10), Otok (<5), and in Podturen in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šelja (including: Shelia , Selia , Selya , Selja , Shelya , Seglia , Shelja , Sellia , Shellia and Schelia ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Selja " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Selya " is used by some 300 people in Tanzania , about 80 in Indonesia , and some 70 people in the United States. "Shelia " is used by some 2000 people in Georgia , about 300 in the United States , and some 90 people in Indonesia.
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Characteristic first names
Bruno Šelja,
Ivica Šelja,
Snježana Šelja,
Kristijan Šelja,
Davor Šelja,
Anica Šelja,
Franjo Šelja,
Leila Šelja,
Miljenko Šelja,
Ljiljana Šelja,
Đurđica Šelja,
Sandra Šelja,
Jelena Šelja,
Klara Šelja,
Dragan Šelja,
Nadica Šelja,
Danijela Šelja,
Katarina Šelja,
Agata Šelja