Surname Domjan in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Domjan live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Cestica in Ivanec area (30), Varazdin (25), Petrijanec in Varazdin area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Argentina (1).
Family name Domjan (including: Domján , Domian , Domyan , Domjahn and Domyahn ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Domjan " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in France , and small number of people in Switzerland. "Domyan " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 60 in South Africa. "Domian " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Suzana Domjan, Željko Domjan, Brankica Domjan, Dražen Domjan, Valter Domjan, Goran Domjan, Stjepan Domjan, Gordana Domjan, Ivica Domjan, Miljenko Domjan, Sandra Domjan, Josip Domjan, Igor Domjan, Davor Domjan, Tajana Domjan, Marijana Domjan, Željana Domjan, Mladen Domjan, Damir Domjan

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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