Surname Fon in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Fon families are Croats (from Vinkovci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Fon live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Fon (including: Phon , Phoon , Foon , Fohn , Fonn , Pheron , Fhon , Phonn and Phonh ) is present in 97 countries worldwide. "Fohn " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 200 people in Switzerland. "Fhon " is used by some 100 people in Peru , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Phonn " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nena Fon, Roman Fon, Josip Fon, Miroslava Fon, Zorko Fon, Ivan Fon, Alen Fon, Mihael Fon, Nada Fon, Nika Fon, Adriana Fon, Viktor Fon, Albert Fon, Ana Fon, Janez Fon, Ljubica Fon, Marija Fon, Mateja Fon, Stanka Fon

Mentions in sources

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

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