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Surname Šetka in modern Croatia
Šetka families are often Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area , rarely Bosniaks (Stolac, east Herzegovina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Omis area and in Opuzen area. In Desne in Opuzen area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Šetka.
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Prevalence
About 360 people with faimily name Šetka live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Split (60), Zagreb (55), Ploce (45), Metkovic (35), and in Cista Velika in Omis area (35).
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Outside Croatia
At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (11), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Šetka (including: Setka , Shetka , Schetka , Schwestka , Sheetka , Setcka and Sethka ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Setka " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in Canada. "Shetka " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Setcka " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Damir Šetka,
Krunoslav Šetka,
Žarko Šetka,
Zoran Šetka,
Ivan Šetka,
Vedran Šetka,
Dijana Šetka,
Diana Šetka,
Mira Šetka,
Velimir Šetka,
Marko Šetka,
Marina Šetka,
Ivica Šetka,
Zdenka Šetka,
Mario Šetka,
Ante Šetka,
Mate Šetka,
Gracija Šetka,
Martin Šetka
