Surname Cigan in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Cigan live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Nova Bukovica in Slatina area (<5), Vukanovec in Cakovec area (<5), Kajgana (<5), and in Jurovcak in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cigan (including: Cygan , Zigan , Ziegan , Chigan , Cigán and Cigahn ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Cigan " is used by some 400 people in Slovakia , about 400 in Romania , and some 300 people in the United States. "Zigan " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 400 in the United States , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Ziegan " is used by some 200 people in Germany and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Cigan, Stevo Cigan, Štefanija Cigan, Rozika Cigan, Jasenka Cigan, Jožef Cigan, Zlatica Cigan, Darko Cigan, Suzana Cigan, Julijana Cigan, Konrad Cigan, Đuro Cigan, Tomo Cigan, Bara Cigan, Ivan Cigan, Vinko Cigan, Renato Cigan, Samira Cigan, Aleksandar Cigan

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