In Croatia, Mervan families are Bosniaks (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area). In Kozaruša in Bosnian Krajina every nintieth inhabitant had the family name Mervan.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Mervan live in Croatia today, in two households only. They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Gospic (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Skrljevo (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Mervan (including: Merwan , Mehrvan ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Mervan " is used by some 100 people in Turkey and small number in the United States.