Surname Berkan in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Berkan live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Krmed in Rovinj area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Berkan (including: Bercan , Bercian , Berkkan , Berkhan , Berkhahn , Berchan , Berkahn , Berckhan and Berckan ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. "Berckan " is used by few people in the United States. "Berkhan " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in Turkey , and some 70 people in the United States. "Berkhahn " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden.

Characteristic first names

Elvis Berkan, Dolores Berkan, Giordano Berkan, Anita Berkan, Martin Berkan, Marija Berkan, Stana Berkan, Saša Berkan, Andrea Berkan, Mira Berkan, Tina Berkan, Đordano Berkan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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