Surname Idžan in modern Croatia

Idžan families are Croats and they are mostly from Banja Luka area (Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Idžan live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Lekenik in Petrinja area (20), Susa in Ivanic-Grad area (20), Sesvete (10), and in Ogulin (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Idžan (including: Idzan , Idan , Idzhyan , Idjan , Idhan , Idzhan , Iddan , Ihdan , Idaan and Idjhan ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Idzan " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States. "Idzhyan " is used by some 70 people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States. "Hidan " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branka Idžan, Lidija Idžan, Jelena Idžan, Jurica Idžan, Drago Idžan, Miroslav Idžan, Igor Idžan, Josip Idžan, Marko Idžan, Dominik Idžan, Anto Idžan, Stipo Idžan, Zvonimir Idžan, Damir Idžan, Mile Idžan, Mario Idžan, Danijela Idžan, Anđela Idžan, Niko Idžan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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