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Surname Šijan in modern Croatia
Šijan families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Zagreb. In places Prljevo and Kupirovo in Knin area every third inhabitant had the family name Šijan.
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Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Šijan live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 310 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 29 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Rijeka (20), Osijek (20), Pula (15), and in Zadar (10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šijan (including: Sijan , Shiyan , Siyan , Shijan , Schijan , Siaan , Sioan , Siian , Shrijan and Schiyan ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. The family name "Sijan " is used by some 5000 people in Bangladesh , about 400 in Indonesia , and some 100 people in the United States. "Siyan " is used by some 100 people in Sri Lanka , about 80 in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Sioan " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Milena Šijan,
Nebojša Šijan,
Miroslav Šijan,
Gordana Šijan,
Milan Šijan,
Nenad Šijan,
Elizabeta Šijan,
Predrag Šijan,
Dragan Šijan,
Željko Šijan,
Blanka Šijan,
Vlatka Šijan,
Nela Šijan,
Jadranka Šijan,
Vladimir Šijan,
Suzana Šijan,
Danko Šijan,
Zorica Šijan,
Zoran Šijan
