Surname Mikan in modern Croatia

Mikan families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Ozalj. In Gornji Lović in Ozalj every fourth inhabitant had the family name Mikan.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Mikan live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Karlovac (35), Zagreb (15), Draganic in Karlovac area (10), Skupica in Duga Resa area (10), and in Donja Kupcina in Jastrebarsko area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mikan (including: Mican , Michan , Mickan , Mikhan , Mician , Michkan , Micsan , Mikkan and Mykan ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. The family name "Mikan " is used by some 900 people in Colombia , about 700 in the United States , and some 300 people in Japan. "Mickan " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 400 in Australia , and some 200 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

Ivan Mikan, Nada Mikan, Željko Mikan, Dragutin Mikan, Anica Mikan, Dalibor Mikan, Ljiljana Mikan, Narcis Mikan, Anđelko Mikan, Mario Mikan, Boris Mikan, Ksenija Mikan, Igor Mikan, Goran Mikan, Vlatka Mikan, Sanja Mikan, Branimir Mikan, Tomislav Mikan, Robert Mikan

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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