Surname Keran in modern Croatia

Keran families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Split. In Donje Utore in Drnis area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Keran.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Keran live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Sukosan in Zadar area (45), Split (40), Kastel Gomilica (15), Zagreb (10), and in Solin (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Keran (including: Ceran , Keeran , Cheran , Cheeran , Keraan , Kehrhahn , Kerran , Kheran and Cerhan ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Keran " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Indonesia , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Malaysia. "Keeran " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 100 in South Africa , and small number of people in Korea (South). "Kerran " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenka Keran, Zvonko Keran, Anita Keran, Rosanda Keran, Melko Keran, Kristijan Keran, Ivan Keran, Josip Keran, Beba Keran, Nikola Keran, Joško Keran, Marija Keran, Zorka Keran, Finka Keran, Milan Keran, Damir Keran, Šime Keran, Nediljko Keran, Ivana Keran

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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