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Surname Demše in modern Croatia
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.
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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).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Demše (including: Demssie , Demse and Dhemse ) is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Demse " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Demssie " is used by some 6000 people in Ethiopia , about 200 in Sudan , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ankica Demše,
Matija Demše,
Mario Demše,
Nikola Demše,
Zvezdana Demše,
Antun Demše,
Slavko Demše,
Zvonko Demše,
Igor Demše,
Antonija Demše,
Dejan Demše,
Zvonimir Demše,
Marijana Demše,
Ivan Demše,
Vladimir Demše,
Katica Demše,
Branka Demše,
Ivica Demše,
Vedran Demše