Surname Banjan in modern Croatia

Banjan families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Split.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Banjan live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Split (40), Osijek (15), Kastel Sucurac (<10), Kobasicari in Bjelovar area (<10), and in Solin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Banjan (including: Bagnan , Banian , Banyan , Bhanjan and Bannyan ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. "Banyan " is used by some 200 people in Thailand , about 100 in Malaysia , and some 70 people in the United States. "Banian " is used by some 60 people in the United States , about 60 in France , and about 60 in Iran.

Characteristic first names

Boris Banjan, Josip Banjan, Zdravko Banjan, Ivan Banjan, Zvonko Banjan, Antun Banjan, Afrodita Banjan, Daniela Banjan, Zlatko Banjan, Zvonimir Banjan, Goran Banjan, Milena Banjan, Mate Banjan, Ljiljana Banjan, Sonja Banjan, Ante Banjan, Tina Banjan, Nevenka Banjan, Dragana Banjan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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