In Croatia, Kalizan families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanska Gradiska area) and in Nasice.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Kalizan live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled. They are located and threee other Croatian places, mostly in Dolina in Nova Gradiska area (20), Ciglenik in Orahovica area (15), Nova Gradiska (<10), Novska (<10), and in Ladjanska (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kalizan (including: Calizan , Kalizhan and Kalyzhan ) is present in 7 countries on four continents.
