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Surname Šarkan in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šarkan families are Croats (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Bosanska Dubica area). In Gunjevci in Bosnian Krajina every sixth inhabitant had the family name Šarkan.
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Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Šarkan live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šarkan (including: Sarkan , Sarcan , Sharkan , Sharkhan , Sarkhan , Scharkan and Sarchyan ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. "Sharkan " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Scharkan " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Sandra Šarkan,
Anka Šarkan,
Drago Šarkan,
August Šarkan,
Biserka Šarkan,
Josip Šarkan,
Milan Šarkan,
Milica Šarkan