Surname Šeda in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šeda families are Croats (from Ilok ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Ilok.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šeda live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Bapska (<10), Zagreb (<10), Vukovar (<10), Pisarovina in Jastrebarsko area (<5), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šeda (including: Seda , Scheda , Sedda , Sedah , Sheda , Shveda , Sedha , Seeda , Sehda and Szeda ) is present in 95 countries worldwide. The family name "Seda " is used by some 10000 people in Turkey , about 10000 in the United States , and some 8000 people in Kenya. "Sheda " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 80 in Tanzania , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Scheda " is used by some 500 people in Italy , about 200 in Germany , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Šeda, Damir Šeda, Vlatko Šeda, Senka Šeda, Mario Šeda, Branimir Šeda, Mirjana Šeda, Franciska Šeda, Renato Šeda, Vinka Šeda, Đuro Šeda, Ana Šeda, Daniel Šeda, Miloš Šeda, Robert Šeda, Ivona Šeda, Anton Šeda, Silva Šeda, Katarina Šeda

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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