Surname Šeper in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šeper families are almost entirely Croats (from Samobor ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Šeper live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Sveti Martin Pod Okicem (15), Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<10), Stivica in Nova Gradiska area (<5), and in Klinca Sela in Jastrebarsko area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šeper (including: Seper , Scheper , Sepehr , Schepper , Sepper , Sheper , Shepper , Shepher , Sepher and Sceper ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. The family name "Seper " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 400 in Austria , and some 400 people in Turkey. "Scheper " is used by some 2000 people in the Netherlands , about 900 in the United States , and some 600 people in Germany. "Schepper " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Belgium.

Characteristic first names

Kajetan Šeper, Bruno Šeper, Ivanka Šeper, Kornel Šeper, Zlatibor Šeper, Boris Šeper, Eleonora Šeper, Jadranko Šeper, Franjo Šeper, Josip Šeper, Vesna Šeper, Karolina Šeper, Ivan Šeper, Dragutin Šeper, Mirko Šeper, Blaženka Šeper, Stjepan Šeper, Krešimir Šeper, Fanica Šeper

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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