Surname Balan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Balan families are Croats (from Senj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Senj area and in Serbia.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Balan live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Pula (<5), Kasina (<5), and in Prelog (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Balan (including: Ballan , Balaan , Balhan , Ballian , Bhalan , Bahlan , Ballyan , Balann and Bhallan ) is present in 113 countries worldwide. "Balaan " is used by some 2000 people in the Philippines , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Ballyan " is used by few people in Poland and few people in the United States. "Bhallan " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alain Balan, Dana Balan, Dušan Balan, Marcel Balan, Stefan Balan, Ivan Balan, Marija Balan, Branko Balan, Zvonimir Balan, Djordje Balan, Davorka Balan, Dragica Balan, Ivica Balan, Mile Balan, Nada Balan, Vasilije Balan, Vasilj Balan, Vencel Balan, Vencl Balan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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