Surname Duran in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Duran live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Split (45), Bosnjaci in Zupanja area (15), in Ruzic (15) and Gradac (10) in Drnis area, and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Duran (including: Durhan , Durán , Duraan , Durran , Durann , Dhuran and Duuran ) is present in 129 countries worldwide. "Durhan " is used by some 2000 people in Turkey , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Azerbaijan. "Durran " is used by some 100 people in Australia , about 90 in Great Britain , and some 80 people in the United States. "Durann " is used by some 80 people in Mexico , about 70 in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Duran, Ivan Duran, Teofik Duran, Robert Duran, Sanja Duran, Goran Duran, Josip Duran, Dragica Duran, Filip Duran, Darko Duran, Marko Duran, Ante Duran, Anita Duran, Milan Duran, Branko Duran, Gorana Duran, Ivana Duran, Katarina Duran, Ana Duran

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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