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Surname Fain in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Fain families are generally Croats (from Zadar ), very rarely Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan. In Sutomišćica on the Island of Ugljan every tenth inhabitant had the family name Fain.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Fain live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zadar (50), Zagreb (<10), Pula (<5), Sutomiscica on the Island of Ugljan (<5), and in Turanj in Biograd na moru area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Fain (including: Fayn , Fahin , Fahien , Phain , Fainn , Phaien , Phahin and Pthain ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. The family name "Fain " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Argentina , and some 800 people in France. "Phain " is used by few people in the United States. "Fainn " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Željko Fain,
Roland Fain,
Zdravko Fain,
Branko Fain,
Radomir Fain,
Goran Fain,
Irena Fain,
Zrinka Fain,
Ivan Fain,
Tomislava Fain,
Vesna Fain,
Slavica Fain,
Marina Fain,
Ana Fain,
Ivana Fain,
Tomislav Fain,
Dragan Fain,
Ingrid Fain,
Vinko Fain