Surname Markan in modern Croatia

Markan families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Markan live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Kotoriba in Prelog area (35), Beli Manastir (15), Gorican in Cakovec area (10), Koprivnica (10), and in Petlovac in Beli Manastir area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Argentina (1).
Family name Markan (including: Marchan , Marcian , Marcan , Marchman , Markhan , Marchian , Marczan , Markahn and Marhkan ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. The family name "Markan " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Brazil , and some 70 people in Argentina. "Markhan " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in United Arab Emirates , and small number of people in Kazakhstan. "Markahn " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Markan, Snežana Markan, Branko Markan, Valerija Markan, Saša Markan, Suzana Markan, Nikola Markan, Melita Markan, Vedrana Markan, Ivana Markan, Marija Markan, Davor Markan, Snježana Markan, Zvonimir Markan, Renata Markan, Dina Markan, Vjekoslav Markan, Biserka Markan, Vlasta Markan

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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