Surname Šević in modern Croatia

Šević families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Vukovar , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Šević live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Brsadin in Vukovar area (20), Vukovar (15), Sisak (<10), and in Topusko in Glina area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šević (including: Sevic , Shevich , Sevich , Sevick , Sevici , Shaevich , Schevich , Shevick , Sewich and Seevich ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Sevic " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Sevich " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in Russian Federation. "Shevich " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , about 90 in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Šević, Blaženka Šević, Martin Šević, Jadranka Šević, Goran Šević, Milorad Šević, Višnja Šević, Darko Šević, Dragan Šević, Nedeljko Šević, Radovan Šević, Slobodan Šević, Duško Šević, Mira Šević, Damir Šević, Mario Šević, Mirko Šević, Snežana Šević, Vesna Šević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories