Surname Šelko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šelko families are Croats (from Sveti Ivan Zelina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sveti Ivan Zelina. In Polonje in Sveti Ivan Zelina every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Šelko.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Šelko live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Polonje (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šelko (including: Selko , Shelko , Schelko , Selcho , Selco , Shmelko , Selkho , Shellko , Shelkho and Shchelko ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Selko " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 50 in Albania , and small number of people in Turkey. "Shelko " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Shellko " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Šelko, Renata Šelko, Ana Šelko, Marica Šelko, Josip Šelko, Tomo Šelko, Katarina Šelko, Ivan Šelko, Branko Šelko, Jelica Šelko, Ankica Šelko, Ivka Šelko, Ivica Šelko, Ivanka Šelko, Ivana Šelko, Filip Šelko, Andreja Šelko, Franjo Šelko, Katica Šelko

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