Surname Orban in modern Croatia

Orban families are largely Croats the family name originates from Nasice area , rarely Hungarians . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice area and in Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Orban live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Sirac in Daruvar area (15), Podgorac in Nasice area (10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Slatina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Orban (including: Horban , Orbán and Orbann ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Orban " is used by some 7000 people in Hungary , about 7000 in Romania , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Orbann " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Horban " is used by some 400 people in Ukraine , about 200 in Poland , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Orban, Mica Orban, Dragutin Orban, Davor Orban, Davorin Orban, Damir Orban, Tibor Orban, Saša Orban, Ratomir Orban, Radojka Orban, Siniša Orban, Ivan Orban, Nenad Orban, Alen Orban, Tatjana Orban, Krešimir Orban, Tomislav Orban, Stjepan Orban, Mladen Orban

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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