Surname Sečan in modern Croatia

Sečan families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Sečan live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 13 other places, mostly in Gardinovec in Cakovec area (10), Cakovec (<10), Prelog (<10), Podgorac in Nasice area (<10), and in Mala Subotica in Cakovec area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sečan (including: Secan , Sechan , Seckan , Sechman , Seechan , Sechesan , Sechuran , Séchan , Sechtman and Secharan ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Secan " is used by some 1000 people in Romania , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Italy. "Sechan " is used by some 600 people in Indonesia , about 200 in France , and some 70 people in the United States. "Sechman " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Vjekoslav Sečan, Nino Sečan, Stjepan Sečan, Ivana Sečan, Ančica Sečan, Damir Sečan, Ivica Sečan, Antun Sečan, Melita Sečan, Biserka Sečan, Mladen Sečan, Tomislav Sečan, Tomica Sečan, Kata Sečan, Anica Sečan, Slava Sečan, Marijan Sečan, Manuela Sečan, Slavica Sečan

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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