Surname Dijan in modern Croatia

Dijan families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Zadar area.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Dijan live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Sukosan in Zadar area (95), Zadar (25), Zagreb (10), Rijeka (10), and in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (3) and the United States (1).
Family name Dijan (including: Diyan , Dilyan , Dylyan , Dhiyan , Diaan , Diyyan and Diahan ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. "Diahan " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danko Dijan, Ana Dijan, Tomislav Dijan, Augustin Dijan, Živko Dijan, Irena Dijan, Joško Dijan, Josip Dijan, Vladimir Dijan, Silvija Dijan, Dušan Dijan, Andrija Dijan, Vanja Dijan, Snježana Dijan, Dijana Dijan, Zrinka Dijan, Hrvoje Dijan, Željko Dijan, Božidar Dijan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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