Surname Mušan in modern Croatia

Mušan families are Croats and they are mostly from Banja Luka area (Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Metkovic. In Glamočani in Bosnian Krajina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Mušan.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Mušan live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 100 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Opuzen (25), Zagreb (10), Vojnic in Duga Resa area (10), Podaca in Ploce area (10), and in Podgradina in Opuzen area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mušan (including: Musan , Mushan , Mussman , Muhsan , Musthan , Mushran , Mussan , Mushyan , Mushman and Musshan ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. "Mussan " is used by small number of people in Egypt , small number in Kenya , and small number of people in the United States. "Mussman " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 100 in Afghanistan , and some 60 people in Israel. "Mushran " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešo Mušan, Josip Mušan, Nena Mušan, Jurica Mušan, Miro Mušan, Jozo Mušan, Goran Mušan, Đurđa Mušan, Ivica Mušan, Biljana Mušan, Saša Mušan, Lovorko Mušan, Mira Mušan, Mile Mušan, Slavenka Mušan, Jerko Mušan, Ivo Mušan, Davor Mušan, Siniša Mušan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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