Surname Semeš in modern Croatia

Semeš families are Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica and Rijeka. In Velika Babina Gora in Daruvar area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Semeš.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Semeš live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Osijek (15), Zagreb (10), Rijeka (10), Kostanjevac in Cazma area (10), and in Virovitica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Semeš (including: Semes , Shemesh , Szemes , Semmes , Semesh , Semeschuk , Shemes , Semesch , Semesha and Shemees ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. "Semmes " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 100 in Cambodia , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Szemes " is used by some 900 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Shemes " is used by some 200 people in Egypt , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jagoda Semeš, Đuro Semeš, Ivan Semeš, Ana Semeš, Zvonko Semeš, Suzana Semeš, Vlado Semeš, Marin Semeš, Zdenka Semeš, Dinko Semeš, Dario Semeš, Ankica Semeš, Franjo Semeš, Ljubica Semeš, Ružica Semeš, Saša Semeš, Domagoj Semeš, Tomislav Semeš, Ivana Semeš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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