Surname Sen in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sen families are predominantly Croats (from Karlovac ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Beli Manastir area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Sen live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Rijeka (<5), Karlovac (<5), Mahicno (<5), Vuksic (<5), and in Bilje in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sen (including: Shen , Senn , Szen , Sehn , Seen , Senh , Shenn , Ssen and Sheenh ) is present in 166 countries worldwide. "Senn " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Switzerland , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Seen " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Indonesia , and some 70 people in Senegal. "Senh " is used by some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenko Sen, Jiang Sen, Vesna Sen, Petar Sen, Marija Sen, Wang Sen, Ana Sen, Antonija Sen, Anton Sen, Ljubica Sen, Ivan Sen, Đurđica Sen, Vanda Sen, Bruno Sen, Nevena Sen, Emma Sen, Mihaly Sen, Istvan Sen, Matyas Sen

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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