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Surname Fran in modern Croatia
Fran families are Croats the family name originates from Bjelovar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and in Pleternica area. In Novo Pračno in Sisak every fifth inhabitant had the family name Fran.
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Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Fran live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Bjelovar (15), Petrinja (10), Malino in Pleternica area (<10), and in Zdralovi (<10).
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Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), South Africa (1), and to France (1).
Family name Fran (including: Feran , Frahn , Frhan , Pharan , Frann , Pharhan , Pheran and Phiran ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. The family name "Fran " is used by some 5000 people in Brazil , about 2000 in the Philippines , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Frahn " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in Australia , and some 200 people in the United States. "Frann " is used by small number of people in Indonesia , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Blaženka Fran,
Lucijano Fran,
Ivan Fran,
Leon Fran,
Nada Fran,
Sanda Fran,
Darko Fran,
Đurđica Fran,
Štefica Fran,
Denis Fran,
Ksenija Fran,
Kristina Fran,
Antun Fran,
Ivica Fran,
Dražen Fran,
Vesna Fran,
Desanka Fran,
Anka Fran,
Goran Fran
