In Croatia, Gvardijan families are Croats (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Zadar.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Gvardijan live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Zadar (15), Sisak (<5), Sesvete (<5), Gradusa Posavska in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), and in Posedarje in Zadar area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Gvardijan is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Gvardijan " is used by small number of people in the United States.
