In Croatia, Jablan families are predominantly Croats (from Benkovac ), rarely Serbs, and barely Macedonians (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Rijeka. In Podlug in Benkovac every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Jablan.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Jablan live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Zadar (10), Rijeka (<5), Benkovac (<5), and in Zlarin (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Jablan is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Jablan " is used by small number of people in Morocco , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Yablan " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
