In Croatia, Damjan families are almost entirely Croats (from Slatina area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Cakovec.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Damjan live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Cakovec (<10), Rovinj (<10), Crnac in Slatina area (<10), Zapresic (<5), and in Visnjan in Porec area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Damjan (including: Damian , Damyan ) is present in 100 countries worldwide. The family name "Damjan " is used by small number of people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.
