Surname Lion in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lion families are Croats (from Rijeka area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Lion live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Vinkovci (<10) and Marinici in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lion (including: Lyon , Lioon , Lyonn , Lieron , Lihon , Llion , Lieon and Llyon ) is present in 160 countries worldwide. "Lioon " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Lihon " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Llion " is used by few people in Poland and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Lion, Zaharija Lion, Josip Lion, Teddy Lion, Claudio Lion, Marina Lion, Lorena Lion, Mirko Lion, Vlado Lion, Katica Lion, Dubravka Lion, Deni Lion, Petra Lion, Karlo Lion, Antonio Lion, Giampietro Lion, Irena Lion, Irene Lion, Roberto Lion

Mentions in sources

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

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