Surname Belan in modern Croatia

Belan families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko , rarely Slova ci. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko and Karlovac. In places Bukovac Svetojanski and Prodin Dol in Jastrebarsko every sixth inhabitant had the family name Belan.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Belan live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Draganic in Karlovac area (25), Karlovac (20), Jarusje (10), and in Slavonski Brod (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (5), Germany (3), the United States (2), Switzerland (2), and to Austria (1).
Family name Belan (including: Bellan , Belhan , Bellian , Belán and Beelan ) is present in 70 countries worldwide. "Bellan " is used by some 3000 people in Italy , about 2000 in Brazil , and some 800 people in the United States. "Bellian " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Hungary , and small number of people in Canada. "Belán " is used by some 60 people in Czech Republic and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Belan, Maja Belan, Nenad Belan, Krunoslav Belan, Domagoj Belan, Ivan Belan, Nikola Belan, Damir Belan, Mario Belan, Sanja Belan, Marko Belan, Željko Belan, Mirjana Belan, Stjepan Belan, Josip Belan, Branko Belan, Dubravko Belan, Josipa Belan, Borislav Belan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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