Surname Šteher in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šteher families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj area and in Orahovica area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Šteher live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<5), Fericanci in Orahovica area (<5), and in Nasice (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šteher (including: Stecher , Steher , Stechler , Stechner and Stether ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. "Stether " is used by few people in the United States. "Stecher " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Austria. "Stechler " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Šteher, Miroslav Šteher, Loreta Šteher, Boris Šteher, Vilko Šteher, Jelka Šteher, Vlasta Šteher, Kerubina Šteher, Branka Šteher, Srebrenko Šteher, Dino Šteher, Lada Šteher, Antonija Šteher, Mario Šteher, Ferdinand Šteher, Marica Šteher, Mirko Šteher, Rudolf Šteher, Zdenko Šteher

Mentions in sources

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

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