Surname Mican in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mican families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Bugojno area) and in Middle Bosnia (Novi Travnik area).

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Mican live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Vidrenjak in Cazma area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Gospic (<5), and in Kastel Stafilic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mican (including: Mizan , Miezan , Michan , Michaan , Mizzan , Mitzan , Miercan , Micán and Michann ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. "Mitzan " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Michan " is used by some 2000 people in Mexico , about 500 in Argentina , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivanko Mican, Jozo Mican, Zoran Mican, Zdravko Mican, Ivo Mican, Fabijan Mican, Dragan Mican, Gordana Mican, Snježana Mican, Monika Mican, Mijo Mican, Nevenka Mican, Anto Mican, Nedeljko Mican, Slavko Mican, Dragica Mican, Lucija Mican, Mato Mican, Anka Mican

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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