Surname Kliman in modern Croatia

Kliman families are Croats and they are mostly from Pula area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Labin area. In Kranjčići in Labin area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Kliman.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Kliman live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Pula (70), Klimni in Pazin area (15), in Valtura (10) and Vodnjan (<10) in Pula area, and in Zminj in Pazin area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (5), Sweden (3), the United States (1), France (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Kliman (including: Kliemann , Klieman , Clyman , Climan , Klimann , Klyman , Chiliman , Choliman and Klymman ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Kliman " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 300 in Russian Federation , and some 300 people in Slovakia. "Klieman " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 70 in Israel. "Kliemann " is used by some 1000 people in Brazil , about 900 in Germany , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aldo Kliman, Davor Kliman, Martin Kliman, Zora Kliman, Milijan Kliman, Mirko Kliman, Dino Kliman, Robert Kliman, Branko Kliman, Dario Kliman, Eduard Kliman, Anton Kliman, Samir Kliman, Elvio Kliman, Milenko Kliman, Miomir Kliman, Edita Kliman, Franko Kliman, Milan Kliman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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