Surname Maran in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Maran families are predominantly Croats (from Zagreb ), rarely Serbs, and very rarely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Novi area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Maran live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Pula (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Zecevo Rogoznicko in Trogir area (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Maran (including: Mahran , Marran , Maraan , Marhan , Maheran , Maeran , Maaran , Marann and Mahraan ) is present in 102 countries worldwide. "Marran " is used by some 600 people in South Africa , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Maraan " is used by some 1000 people in the Philippines and small number in the United States. "Maeran " is used by some 100 people in Italy , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Radoslav Maran, Ivan Maran, Marina Maran, Marko Maran, Branimir Maran, Jagoda Maran, Adriana Maran, Roberto Maran, Nada Maran, Tatjana Maran, Dijana Maran, Evica Maran, Tajana Maran, Ninoslav Maran, Milan Maran, Soka Maran, Ilija Maran, Draginja Maran, Slobodan Maran

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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