Surname Seper in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Seper families are predominantly Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Seper live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Plocice in Dubrovnik area (<10), Sibenik (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Vodice (<5), and in Sonkovic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Seper (including: Sepehr , Sepper , Shepper , Sheper , Shepher , Sepher and Sheeper ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Seper " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 400 in Austria , and some 400 people in Turkey. "Sepper " is used by some 200 people in Estonia , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Sepher " is used by some 60 people in Iran and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlaho Seper, Dajana Seper, Marija Seper, Stanka Seper, Marko Seper, Branko Seper, Ružica Seper, Matija Seper, Dražen Seper, Ilija Seper, Ana Seper, Rajko Seper, Stane Seper, Slaviša Seper, Stojan Seper, Nikola Seper, Petar Seper, Nevenka Seper, Branka Seper

Mentions in sources

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

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