Surname Dan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dan families are generally Croats (from Virovitica area ), very rarely Romanians (from Banat, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Dan live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Suhopolje in Virovitica area (10), Zagreb (<5), Soblinec (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dan (including: Dhan , Dahn , Danh , Dahhan , Dann , Daan , Dhann , Dán and Ddan ) is present in 165 countries worldwide. "Dahn " is used by some 10000 people in Liberia , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Danh " is used by some 30000 people in Viet Nam , about 1000 in Cambodia , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Dann " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Great Britain.

Characteristic first names

Denis Dan, Diana Dan, Danijel Dan, Štefica Dan, Karmen Dan, Dijana Dan, Claudius Dan, Andrija Dan, Stjepan Dan, Marko Dan, Franjo Dan, Biserka Dan, Antun Dan, Božena Dan, Sovjetka Dan, Marija Dan, Ivan Dan, Trajan Dan, Marian Dan

Mentions in sources

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.

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