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Surname Girin in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Girin families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Murter ), very rarely Macedonians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and on the Island of Murter.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Girin live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Betina on the Island of Murter (20), Rijeka (<5), Split (<5), Sibenik (<5), and in Murter on the Island of Murter (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Girin (including: Gürün , Gieryn , Gyrin , Ghirin and Giryn ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. "Gieryn " is used by some 200 people in Poland and about 100 in the United States. "Gürün " is used by some 6000 people in Turkey , about 200 in Malaysia , and some 90 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Arijana Girin,
Vilma Girin,
Julija Girin,
Šime Girin,
Bruno Girin,
Dražena Girin,
Olga Girin,
Vedrana Girin,
Danijela Girin,
Jakov Girin,
Zoran Girin,
Goran Girin,
Davor Girin,
Domagoj Girin,
Lucija Girin,
Ružica Girin,
Marko Girin,
Miljenko Girin,
Antica Girin