Surname Šaran in modern Croatia

Šaran families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Šaran live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Split (20), Zagreb (15), Ruzic in Drnis area (<10), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), and in Kastel Sucurac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šaran (including: Saran , Sarhan , Sharan , Sahran , Sarran , Szaran , Scharan , Saeran , Saraan and Sarann ) is present in 114 countries worldwide. "Sarran " is used by some 400 people in France , about 300 in Yemen , and some 300 people in the United States. "Sharhan " is used by some 10000 people in Yemen , about 700 in Iraq , and some 90 people in the United States. "Shearan " is used by small number of people in Australia and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marko Šaran, Lenka Šaran, Irena Šaran, Joza Šaran, Dražen Šaran, Krešo Šaran, Mirjana Šaran, Joško Šaran, Ante Šaran, Kristian Šaran, Miroslav Šaran, Diana Šaran, Gordana Šaran, Božo Šaran, Stipe Šaran, Zoran Šaran, Josipa Šaran, Snježana Šaran, Ana Šaran

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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