In Croatia, Demše families are almost entirely Croats (from Donji Miholjac ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donji Miholjac and in Pleternica area.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Demše live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Miholjacki Porec (10), Bektez in Orahovica area (<10), Podgajci Podravski (<10), Caglin in Pleternica area (<10), and in Osijek (<10).
