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Surname Brkan in modern Croatia
Brkan families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Trogir area and in Split. In Kasapovići in Middle Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Brkan.
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Prevalence
About 300 people with faimily name Brkan live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Split (40), Trogir (35), Dubrovnik (30), and in Bristivica in Trogir area (30).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Brkan (including: Berkan , Berkkan , Brcan , Berkhan , Berkhahn , Brchan , Berkahn , Brckan and Berckan ) is present in 41 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.
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Characteristic first names
Božica Brkan,
Juraj Brkan,
Zora Brkan,
Jure Brkan,
Jere Brkan,
Marinko Brkan,
Jakov Brkan,
Daniel Brkan,
Marija Brkan,
Vinko Brkan,
Milan Brkan,
Ivan Brkan,
Dražen Brkan,
Ljupko Brkan,
Mate Brkan,
Vesna Brkan,
Tamara Brkan,
Nedo Brkan,
Vojislav Brkan
