Surname Jukan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jukan families are Croats by relative majority (from Labin ), less frequently Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Gradacac area) and in Labin. In Kerep in Bosanian Posavina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Jukan.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Jukan live in Croatia today, in 13 households.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and four other places, mostly in Pula (20), Zagreb (15), Rijeka (<10), Vinez (<10), and in Pomer in Pula area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jukan (including: Jucan , Yukhan , Yukan , Yuchan , Yuchuan , Juchman and Juckan ) is present in 29 countries on four continents. The family name "Jukan " is used by some 100 people in Afghanistan , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria , small number of people in France , small number of people in the United States. "Juckan " is used by few people in the United States. "Juchman " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jelena Jukan, Gordana Jukan, Ibrahim Jukan, Idriz Jukan, Jasmin Jukan, Esad Jukan, Hazim Jukan, Jasminka Jukan, Mirsad Jukan, Redžo Jukan, Šefik Jukan, Ajka Jukan, Sonja Jukan, Admela Jukan, Esmir Jukan, Senaid Jukan, Sead Jukan, Zurahid Jukan, Refika Jukan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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