Surname Brhan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brhan families are mainly Croats (from Labin area ), less frequently Italians (from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Labin area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Brhan live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Pula (<10), Porec (<5), and in Novigrad (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brhan (including: Berhan , Brchan , Berchan , Berhman and Berhmann ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. "Brchan " is used by some 200 people in Libya , about 90 in Czech Republic , and some 50 people in the United States. "Berhan " is used by some 20000 people in Ethiopia , about 200 in Malaysia , and some 100 people in the United States. "Berchan " is used by some 200 people in Lebanon , small number in Morocco , and small number of people in Brazil , small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marko Brhan, Ines Brhan, Marijan Brhan, Martina Brhan, Marina Brhan, Dino Brhan, Orijana Brhan, Dean Brhan, Ljiljana Brhan, Rudolfo Brhan, Drago Brhan, Zora Brhan, Zlatko Brhan, Elida Brhan, Ruža Brhan, Ana Brhan, Alojz Brhan, Rudolf Brhan, Slavica Brhan

Mentions in sources

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

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