Surname Kalan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kalan families are almost entirely Croats (from Ogulin area ), barely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ogulin area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Kalan live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Potok Tounjski in Ogulin area (<10), Velika Kosnica (<10), Duga Resa (<5), and in Brodski Drenovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kalan (including: Kallan , Kalhan , Khalan , Kahlan , Kallian , Khallan , Kalaan , Kallyan and Kalán ) is present in 98 countries worldwide. "Kallan " is used by some 300 people in South Africa , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Saudi Arabia. "Kalhan " is used by some 600 people in Sri Lanka , about 200 in Turkey , and some 60 people in the United States. "Kalaan " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Kalan, Sabina Kalan, Dragan Kalan, Mladen Kalan, Boris Kalan, Zlatko Kalan, Katica Kalan, Martina Kalan, Ivana Kalan, Gorazd Kalan, Vera Kalan, Manda Kalan, Goran Kalan, Robert Kalan, Franc Kalan, Polona Kalan, Valentin Kalan, Ivan Kalan, Lidija Kalan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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