Surname Durman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Durman families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica ), and very rarely Bosniaks (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Sisak.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Durman live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located and 7 other Croatian places, mostly in Gornji Javoranj in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (10), Sisak (<10), Paukovac in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Okucani in Nova Gradiska area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Durman (including: Dürmann , Durrmann , Durhman , Durmann , Durrman and Duerman ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Durman " is used by some 1000 people in Turkey , about 400 in the United States , and some 300 people in Indonesia. "Duerman " is used by few people in the United States. "Durmann " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Durman, Dejan Durman, Milan Durman, Nenad Durman, Angelina Durman, Milka Durman, Radenko Durman, Anka Durman, Zehira Durman, Marina Durman, Daniel Durman, Helena Durman, Dmitar Durman, Petar Durman, Rastislav Durman, Dragan Durman, Mile Durman, Mirjana Durman, Dragoljub Durman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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