Surname Semion in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Semion families are generally Croats (from Rijeka area ), very rarely Macedonians (from Rijeka area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Rijeka area. In Lubarska in Rijeka area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Semion.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Semion live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and 8 other places, mostly in Zastenice (10), Cernik (<5), Cavle (<5) and Jelenje (<5) in Rijeka area, and in Kostrena in Bakr area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Semion (including: Semyon , Seemion ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. "Seemion " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Semyon " is used by some 200 people in Russian Federation , about 70 in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dolores Semion, Ana Semion, Sandra Semion, Sanja Semion, Marijan Semion, Robert Semion, Marino Semion, Branko Semion, Ivan Semion, Nevija Semion, Milan Semion, Julija Semion, Rajko Semion, Marija Semion, Boris Semion, Stjepan Semion, Ljubomir Semion, Rudolf Semion, Nada Semion

Mentions in sources

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

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