Surname Seljan in modern Croatia

Seljan families are Croats and they are mostly from Zabok area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb. In Družilovec in Zabok area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Seljan.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Seljan live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Karlovac (45), Druzilovec in Zabok area (45), Zagreb (45), Veliko Trgovisce in Zabok area (15), and in Mahicno (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Seljan (including: Selian , Selyan , Sellian , Shelyan , Shellian , Selihan , Shellyann , Sellihan and Shelian ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Seljan " is used by some 200 people in Brazil , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Selian " is used by some 2000 people in Indonesia , about 50 in Kenya , and small number of people in the United States. "Sellian " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sanja Seljan, Srećko Seljan, Vladimir Seljan, Stjepan Seljan, Melita Seljan, Zdravko Seljan, Marijana Seljan, Đurđica Seljan, Zdenko Seljan, Dragutin Seljan, Senka Seljan, Martina Seljan, Miroslav Seljan, Slavica Seljan, Mirko Seljan, Berica Seljan, Snježana Seljan, Tomislav Seljan, Andrea Seljan

Mentions in sources

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

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