Surname Hain in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hain families are Croats (from Pleternica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Losinj.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hain live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Delnice (<5) and Ponikve (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hain (including: Chahin , Chain , Hayn , Thain , Choain , Hahin , Haien , Thrain and Chjain ) is present in 111 countries worldwide. The family name "Hain " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 900 people in the Philippines. "Thain " is used by some 1000 people in Great Britain , about 700 in the United States , and some 500 people in Canada. "Haien " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Hain, Sergio Hain, Silvana Hain, Viviana Hain, Nada Hain, Slavko Hain, Sandro Hain, Daniela Hain, Ljubica Hain, Ferenc Hain, Mira Hain, Otilija Hain, Otto Hain

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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