Surname Šestani in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šestani families are Croats (from Bjelovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Šestani live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Bjelovar (<10) and Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šestani (including: Sestani , Shestani and Sestanj ) is present in 9 countries on two continents. "Sestanj " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gabrijela Šestani, Darko Šestani, Marijan Šestani, Zlata Šestani, Ljiljana Šestani, Nino Šestani, Denis Šestani, Marijana Šestani, Katica Šestani, Blagoje Šestani

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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