Surname Caran in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Caran families are Croats (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Pozega.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Caran live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Sisak (<5) and Metkovic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Caran (including: Charan , Caraan , Zaran , Carran , Charran , Caeran , Chaeran , Carhan and Cahran ) is present in 81 countries worldwide. The family name "Caran " is used by some 4000 people in Brazil , about 3000 in Turkey , and some 700 people in the United States. "Charan " is used by some 3000 people in Pakistan , about 800 in Fiji , and some 500 people in the United States. "Caraan " is used by some 8000 people in the Philippines , about 200 in Saudi Arabia , and some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Petar Caran, Danijel Caran, Nikola Caran, Žan Caran, Dragica Caran, Ines Caran, Albina Caran, Duško Caran, Marija Caran, Zoran Caran, Mirna Caran, Mladen Caran, Lucijan Caran, Olga Caran, Ljubomir Caran, Štefanija Caran

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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