Surname Franov in modern Croatia

Franov families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Franov live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zadar (60), Kali on the Island of Ugljan (40), Zagreb (15), Rijeka (<10), and in Tenja (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (5), the United States (2), France (1), Colombia (1), Germany (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Franov (including: Franow , Feranov ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Franov " is used by some 60 people in Argentina , about 60 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatomir Franov, Marin Franov, Milan Franov, Vesna Franov, Petra Franov, Ivica Franov, Nataša Franov, Zoran Franov, Ivana Franov, Gorki Franov, Katarina Franov, Alen Franov, Tomislav Franov, Karolina Franov, Marko Franov, Branko Franov, Nenad Franov, Đurđica Franov, Toni Franov

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1825 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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