Surname Selec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Selec families are almost entirely Croats (from Varazdin ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Selec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Varazdin (20), Djakovo (15), Zagreb (<10), Ivanic-Grad (<5), and in Kucan Marof (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Selec (including: Selliez , Sellez , Seletz , Selez and Selecz ) is present in 12 countries worldwide. The family name "Selec " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Selez " is used by few people in the United States. "Seletz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Selec, Ana Selec, Ozren Selec, Zdenko Selec, Hrvoje Selec, Damir Selec, Vladimir Selec, Zvonimir Selec, Miroslav Selec, Vlasta Selec, Marica Selec, Gabrijela Selec, Ivica Selec, Nada Selec, Martina Selec, Marija Selec, Robert Selec, Živka Selec, Branka Selec

Mentions in sources

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

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