Surname Galjan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Galjan families are generally Croats (from Daruvar ), very rarely Hungarians (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Glina. In Stari Farkašić in Petrinja area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Galjan.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Galjan live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Zagreb (10), Velika Gorica (<10), Daruvar (<5), Sisak (<5), and in Stara Novalja on the Island of Pag (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Galjan (including: Galian , Galyan , Gallian , Gahlyan , Gaglian and Ghalian ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Galjan " is used by small number of people in Australia and small number of people in the United States. "Galyan " is used by some 400 people in Ukraine , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Armenia. "Gallian " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Brazil , and some 200 people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Branimir Galjan, Damir Galjan, Tatjana Galjan, Ljerka Galjan, Vesna Galjan, Ivan Galjan, Zvonimir Galjan, Ivica Galjan, Ivana Galjan, Lucija Galjan, Radmila Galjan, Ivančica Galjan, Senada Galjan, Stjepan Galjan, Vjekoslav Galjan, Branka Galjan, Marija Galjan, Srećko Galjan, Milan Galjan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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