Surname Seni in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Seni families are Croats (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and in Bjelovar area. In Vrbica in Bjelovar area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Seni.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Seni live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Vrbica in Bjelovar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Seni (including: Senni , Seeni , Sennie , Sheni , Senih , Senie , Sehni , Senhi and Seenie ) is present in 85 countries worldwide. "Senie " is used by some 90 people in Indonesia , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Sennie " is used by some 500 people in Ghana , small number in the United States , and small number of people in South Africa. "Shehni " is used by some 2000 people in Iran and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Seni, Karina Seni, Josip Seni, Zdenka Seni, Ivana Seni, Katarina Seni, Antonija Seni, Armando Seni, Giovanni Seni, Jana Seni, Nikola Seni, Vittorio Seni

Mentions in sources

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

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