Surname Šeni in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Šeni live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<10) and Sveta Helena (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šeni (including: Seni , Senni , Sheni , Seeni , Senih , Senie , Sehni , Senhi , Scheni and Shenie ) is present in 96 countries worldwide. "Senie " is used by some 90 people in Indonesia , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Shehni " is used by some 2000 people in Iran and small number in the United States. "Sennie " is used by some 500 people in Ghana , small number in the United States , and small number of people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Jasmina Šeni, Borislav Šeni, Borko Šeni, Martina Šeni, Božena Šeni, Marina Šeni, Slava Šeni, Stjepan Šeni, Ružica Šeni, Dragutin Šeni, Kristijan Šeni, Gabrijela Šeni, Andro Šeni, Katarina Šeni, Anka Šeni, Ivka Šeni, Johann Šeni, Magda Šeni, Mato Šeni

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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