In Croatia, Šela families are Croats (from Cakovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Šela live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Zasadbreg in Cakovec area (<10), Ferketinec in Mursko Sredisce area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Mursko Sredisce (<5), and in Selnica in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).