Surname Mišan in modern Croatia

Mišan families are Croats and they are mostly from Pula area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pula area. In Bokordići in Labin area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Mišan.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Mišan live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Pula (25), Bokordici in Labin area (15), in Vodnjan (10) and Loborika (10) in Pula area, and in Kanfanar in Rovinj area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mišan (including: Misan , Mishan , Miessan , Missan , Mischan , Mishaan , Missman , Mihsan , Misanh and Misann ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. "Mishan " is used by some 700 people in Israel , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Bangladesh. "Mishaan " is used by some 600 people in Guatemala , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Israel. "Missman " is used by some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Mišan, Damir Mišan, Mauricio Mišan, Josip Mišan, Mirela Mišan, Danijel Mišan, Marija Mišan, Vladimir Mišan, Melanija Mišan, Darko Mišan, Denis Mišan, Oriana Mišan, Alenka Mišan, Andrej Mišan, Nenad Mišan, Sandra Mišan, Aleksej Mišan, Kristijan Mišan, Manuela Mišan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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