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Surname Dobran in modern Croatia
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.
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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.
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Outside Croatia
At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Sweden (3), the United States (2), Austria (1), Australia (1), Belgium (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Dobran is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Dobran " is used by some 300 people in Romania , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Moldova.
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Characteristic first names
Alessandro Dobran,
Valter Dobran,
Dijana Dobran,
Ivan Dobran,
Emanuel Dobran,
Marija Dobran,
Danijela Dobran,
Ingrid Dobran,
Ludvik Dobran,
Dragica Dobran,
Arlene Dobran,
Marina Dobran,
Mauro Dobran,
Sandra Dobran,
Ljerka Dobran,
Anton Dobran,
Erika Dobran,
Augusto Dobran,
Elida Dobran
