Surname Borjan in modern Croatia

Borjan families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Vinkovci area , whereas often Croats (from Novi Marof area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and in Novi Marof area. In Kričke in Drnis every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Borjan.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Borjan live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Laslovo in Osijek area (25), Zagreb (25), Pofuki in Novi Marof area (20), Ruzic in Drnis area (10), and in Split (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Borjan (including: Boryan , Borian , Boerjan and Borjhan ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Borjan " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Hungary , and small number of people in Moldova. "Borian " is used by some 200 people in Brazil , about 50 in Israel , and small number of people in the United States. "Boerjan " is used by some 300 people in Belgium , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Josip Borjan, Boris Borjan, Draga Borjan, Vladimir Borjan, Mirela Borjan, Darko Borjan, Dražen Borjan, Stevan Borjan, Goran Borjan, Sanja Borjan, Marija Borjan, Ilija Borjan, Ines Borjan, Bojana Borjan, Kristijan Borjan, Mateja Borjan, Budislav Borjan, Gojko Borjan, Predrag Borjan

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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