Surname Marjani in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Marjani families are Croats (from Backa, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Kosovo.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Marjani live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only two naselja i to in Zrnovnica (<10) and Zastrazisce on the Island of Hvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marjani (including: Mariani , Maryani , Maryanih , Maryanie , Maryannih , Maryany , Marjany , Maryanni and Marjanni ) is present in 90 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Inga Marjani, Igor Marjani, Marina Marjani, Saša Marjani, Duje Marjani, Zara Marjani

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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