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Surname Bacan in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Bacan families are generally Croats (from Jastrebarsko area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko area and in Zagreb. In Rude Pribićke in Jastrebarsko area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bacan.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Bacan live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (15), Velika Gorica (<5), Ozalj (<5), and in Jastrebarsko (<5).
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Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Bacan (including: Bazan , Bachan , Bazzan , Baccan , Bachhan , Bacchan , Baccann , Bachann and Batzan ) is present in 103 countries worldwide. "Batzan " is used by few people in the United States. "Bachan " is used by some 1000 people in Trinidad and Tobago , about 600 in the United States , and some 500 people in Poland. "Baccan " is used by some 1000 people in Brazil , about 300 in Italy , and small number of people in Morocco , small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Josip Bacan,
Ana Bacan,
Zdenko Bacan,
Marko Bacan,
Nada Bacan,
Ivan Bacan,
Višnja Bacan,
Ivica Bacan,
Marijan Bacan,
Darko Bacan,
Mila Bacan,
Sanja Bacan,
Željka Bacan,
Vesna Bacan,
Nataša Bacan,
Marija Bacan,
Petar Bacan,
Ive Bacan,
Ivo Bacan
