Surname Seleši in modern Croatia

Seleši families are often Croats and they are mostly from Orahovica area , less frequently Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Seleši live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Pozega (10), Karanac in Beli Manastir area (<10), Cacinci in Orahovica area (<10), and in Badljevina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Seleši (including: Seleshi , Selesi , Szelesi , Selleshi , Seleshiy and Selessie ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. "Seleshi " is used by some 30000 people in Ethiopia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Selessie " is used by few people in the United States. "Szelesi " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Janoš Seleši, Emanuel Seleši, Žarko Seleši, Gordan Seleši, Tatjana Seleši, Marijo Seleši, Darko Seleši, Alojz Seleši, Kristina Seleši, Karlo Seleši, Ištvan Seleši, Sandra Seleši, Atila Seleši, Ana Seleši, Nenad Seleši, Edward Seleši, Jadranka Seleši, Božica Seleši, Suzana Seleši

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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