In Croatia, Šelej families are Croats (from Donji Miholjac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donji Miholjac area and in Nasice.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Šelej live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in in one Croatian city and two other places, mostly in Moslavina Podravska in Donji Miholjac area (<10), Donji Miholjac (<5), and in Viljevo in Donji Miholjac area (<5).