Surname Beljan in modern Croatia

Beljan families are usually Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Tomislavgrad area) and in Rijeka. In Dobrići in Western Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Beljan.

Prevalence

About 810 people with faimily name Beljan live in Croatia today, in 320 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 43 cities and 60 other places, mostly in Zagreb (195), Djakovo (100), Bjelovar (65), Trogir (50), and in Split (40).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (4), Germany (3), the United States (1), and to France (1).
Family name Beljan (including: Belyan , Belian , Bellian , Bellizan and Bellican ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Beljan " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in the Netherlands. "Belyan " is used by some 90 people in Belarus , about 90 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Belian " is used by some 200 people in Syria , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Leopoldina Beljan, Marijan Beljan, Robert Beljan, Dražen Beljan, Ivan Beljan, Andrija Beljan, Drago Beljan, Darinka Beljan, Milena Beljan, Slavko Beljan, Josip Beljan, Marija Beljan, Goran Beljan, Mila Beljan, Stipe Beljan, Blaž Beljan, Ante Beljan, Jaka Beljan, Slava Beljan

Mentions in sources

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

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