Surname Forjan in modern Croatia

Forjan families are Croats and they are mostly from Cazma area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and in Cazma area. In places Gornja Šušnjara and Donja Šušnjara in Cazma area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Forjan.

Prevalence

About 370 people with faimily name Forjan live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 50 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Bilje in Osijek area (35), Bjelovar (20), Laminac in Cazma area (20), and in Luzani Zagorski in Krapina area (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Forjan (including: Forian , Foryan and Forryan ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Foryan " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Brazil. "Forian " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Josip Forjan, Đuro Forjan, Biserka Forjan, Pavica Forjan, Vilko Forjan, Berislav Forjan, Željko Forjan, Krešimir Forjan, Ivan Forjan, Andreja Forjan, Ivica Forjan, Marijana Forjan, Snježana Forjan, Sanja Forjan, Slavko Forjan, Mirjana Forjan, Dario Forjan, Kristina Forjan, Miljenko Forjan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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