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Surname Šelej in modern Croatia
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.
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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).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šelej (including: Shelley , Sheley , Selley , Selei , Seley , Selee , Selelya , Scheley , Sceley and Selej ) is present in 90 countries worldwide. "Sheley " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and small number of people in Brazil. "Seley " is used by some 600 people in the United States , small number in Hungary , and small number of people in the Netherlands. "Scheley " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Josip Šelej,
Piroška Šelej,
Igor Šelej,
Marko Šelej,
Ivan Šelej,
Maja Šelej,
Mirko Šelej,
Marija Šelej,
Ružica Šelej,
Sanela Šelej,
Bruno Šelej,
Mateo Šelej,
Josipa Šelej