Surname Biljan in modern Croatia

Biljan families are Croats and they are mostly from Gospic. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and Rijeka. In Mušaluk in Gospic every seventh inhabitant had the family name Biljan.

Prevalence

About 420 people with faimily name Biljan live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 530 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 48 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Musaluk (45), Gospic (30), Sisak (25), and in Osijek (25).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (4), Germany (3), the United States (2), and to Spain (1).
Family name Biljan (including: Bilyan , Beljan , Billian , Belian , Belyan , Bellian and Bilian ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. The family name "Biljan " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Austria. "Billian " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Indonesia. "Beljan " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Ivana Biljan, Darko Biljan, Anto Biljan, Antun Biljan, Tomislav Biljan, Damir Biljan, Đuro Biljan, Danijel Biljan, Bruno Biljan, Ivan Biljan, Saša Biljan, Nasiha Biljan, Diego Biljan, Vladimir Biljan, Zoran Biljan, Zvonimir Biljan, Dragan Biljan, Linda Biljan, Predrag Biljan

Mentions in sources

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

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