Surname Arman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Arman families are predominantly Croats (from Buje area ), rarely Italians (from Novigrad ), and very rarely Slovenes (from Buje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Porec and Pula. In Nardući in Buje area every second inhabitant had the family name Arman.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Arman live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Narduci (15) and Vizinada (10) in Buje area, Buzinija (<5), Porec (<5), and in Mihatovici (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (2), Canada (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Arman (including: Harman , Armaan , Armann , Ahrman , Aherman , Arhman , Ahrmann , Aarman and Arrman ) is present in 107 countries worldwide. "Armann " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden. "Ahrman " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Ahrmann " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Arman, Dorjano Arman, Verica Arman, Nina Arman, Đuliano Arman, Rita Arman, Đulijana Arman, Ketlin Arman, Aldo Arman, Bruno Arman, Delia Arman, Lina Arman, Fabricio Arman, Andrea Arman, Anton Arman, Ariela Arman, Franc Arman, Ines Arman, Veronika Arman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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