Surname Ban in modern Croatia

Ban families are Croats and they are mostly from Rijeka area. According to some sources they are from Kresevo near Sarajevo, but to other souces they are Saxon origin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Podhum in Rijeka area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Ban.

Prevalence

About 2600 people with faimily name Ban live in Croatia today, in 1100 households. There were 2500 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 80 cities and 247 other places, mostly in Zagreb (390), Split (155), Rijeka (150), Podhum in Rijeka area (105), and in Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (80).

Outside Croatia

At least 38 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (13), the United States (7), Australia (5), the Netherlands (2), Argentina (2), Canada (2), Sweden (2), Finland (1), Austria (1), Norway (1), Switzerland (1), and to France (1).
Family name Ban (including: Bhan , Banh , Baan , Bahn , Bann , Bhann , Bán , Bhanh and Baann ) is present in 125 countries worldwide. "Banh " is used by some 30000 people in Viet Nam , about 3000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Canada. "Bahn " is used by some 7000 people in Korea (South) , about 3000 in Germany , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Bann " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 500 in South Africa , and some 300 people in Cambodia.

Characteristic first names

Nikola Ban, Ivoslav Ban, Dario Ban, Igor Ban, Željko Ban, Dean Ban, Ivo Ban, Jasna Ban, Božica Ban, Ivana Ban, Mirjana Ban, Đivo Ban, Tomislav Ban, Diego Ban, Dubravka Ban, Jerko Ban, Zvonimir Ban, Tin Ban, Marija Ban

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1640 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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