Dobran families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Pula area , less frequently Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pula area. In Šišan in Pula area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Dobran.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Dobran live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are only located in two Croatian cities and 11 other places, mostly in Pula (25), Rebici in Labin area (20), and in Hreljici (10), Sisan (<10) and Valtura (<5) in Pula area.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.