Surname Bunjan in modern Croatia

Bunjan families are Croats and they are mostly from Petrinja. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja and Sisak. In Graberje in Petrinja every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bunjan.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Bunjan live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Graberje (30), Petrinja (15), Zagreb (<10), Sisak (<10), and in Hrastovica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bunjan (including: Bunyan , Bhunyan and Bunian ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Bunjan " is used by some 200 people in the Philippines , about 200 in Thailand , and small number of people in the United States. "Bunyan " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 900 in Great Britain , and some 600 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Kristina Bunjan, Davorka Bunjan, Božana Bunjan, Tihomir Bunjan, Goran Bunjan, Ivica Bunjan, Zlatko Bunjan, Ivan Bunjan, Boris Bunjan, Safeta Bunjan, Dalibor Bunjan, Damir Bunjan, Viktorija Bunjan, Miko Bunjan, Mirica Bunjan, Suzana Bunjan, Željko Bunjan, Darko Bunjan, Jasmina Bunjan

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