Surname Šemper in modern Croatia

Šemper families are Croats and they are mostly from Sisak area. According to some sources they are from Italy. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Sisak area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Šemper live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Sesvete (20), Lijeva Martinska Ves in Sisak area (20), Zagreb (15), Koprivnica (10), and in Virovitica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šemper (including: Semper , Schlemper , Schemper , Shemper and Sempher ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. The family name "Semper " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Argentina. "Shemper " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Schemper " is used by some 200 people in Argentina , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Šemper, Sanja Šemper, Željko Šemper, Mirko Šemper, Dalibor Šemper, Josip Šemper, Jurica Šemper, Tomislav Šemper, Mirjana Šemper, Siniša Šemper, Alfons Šemper, Roberta Šemper, Željka Šemper, Snježana Šemper, Darko Šemper, Mario Šemper, Željkica Šemper, Branko Šemper, Ivan Šemper

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1701 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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