Surname Buđan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Buđan families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Buđan live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Rijeka (<5), Sarsoni in Rijeka area (<5), and in Jakopovac in Krizevci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Buđan (including: Budan , Budhan , Budjan , Budian , Buddan , Budahn , Budyan , Buddhan , Bhudan and Bugyan ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Budjan " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States. "Budhan " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Guyana , and some 80 people in Jamaica. "Buddan " is used by some 100 people in South Africa , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Jamaica.

Characteristic first names

Josip Buđan, Mirko Buđan, Zlata Buđan, Mirica Buđan, Štefanija Buđan, Ana Buđan, Dragica Buđan, Dragutin Buđan, Kata Buđan, Marijan Buđan, Martin Buđan, Radmila Buđan, Roza Buđan, Štefica Buđan

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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