Surname Seko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Seko families are almost entirely Croats (from Podgorica, Montenegro ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Seko live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zadar (<10), Cilipi in Dubrovnik area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Mokosica (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Seko (including: Sheko , Shekho , Sechko , Sekko , Sekoh , Sekho , Seeko , Sekkho and Secko ) is present in 108 countries worldwide. "Secko " is used by small number of people in Bolivia , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Sekho " is used by few people in Indonesia and few people in the United States. "Seeko " is used by small number of people in Egypt , small number of people in South Africa , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Šime Seko, Darija Seko, Pavo Seko, Ivana Seko, Pasko Seko, Iva Seko, Žana Seko, Srećko Seko, Nikica Seko, Mihovil Seko, Niko Seko, Marija Seko, Zore Seko, Mario Seko, Hrvoje Seko, Ane Seko, Luko Seko, Valerija Seko, Petar Seko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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