Surname Seles in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Seles families are Croats (from Rijeka ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Seles live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Seles (including: Selles , Szeles , Sellies , Selesh , Szeless , Shelesh , Shelles , Sheles and Seless ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. "Szeles " is used by some 3000 people in Hungary , about 500 in Romania , and some 400 people in the United States. "Sheles " is used by few people in the United States. "Szeless " is used by small number of people in Switzerland , small number of people in the United States , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Stanislava Seles, Ludvig Seles, Emilija Seles, Zdenka Seles, Marica Seles, Oto Seles, Marija Seles, Franjica Seles, Fuma Seles, Milka Seles

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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