Surname Klun in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Klun families are almost entirely Croats (from Varazdin area ), barely Bosniaks (from Pula area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pula.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Klun live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Pula (10), Zagreb (<10), Pozega (<10), Slatina (<5), and in Petrijanec in Varazdin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: New Zealand (2), Australia (2), the United States (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Klun (including: Chuluun , Choolun , Clunn , Chvalun , Kluun , Chellun , Chalun , Clun and Kluen ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Klun " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 200 in Italy , and some 200 people in Germany. "Clunn " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 80 in Papua New Guinea , and small number of people in Great Britain. "Chuluun " is used by some 3000 people in Mongolia , small number in Korea (South) , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenko Klun, Zoran Klun, Dario Klun, Daris Klun, Zvonimira Klun, Neven Klun, Denis Klun, Pio Klun, Marija Klun, Silvio Klun, Robert Klun, Valerija Klun, Marino Klun, Snježana Klun, Ana Klun, Katarina Klun, Branko Klun, Nataša Klun, Guido Klun

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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