Selihar families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Daruvar , often Czechs (also from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Selihar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Daruvar (20), Vrbova in Nova Gradiska area (10), Zadar (<10), Stupno (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Selihar (including: Selichar , Selithar ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Selihar " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.