Surname Panjan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Panjan families are Croats (from Dugo Selo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dugo Selo and Sisak.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Panjan live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Dugo Selo (<10), Zagreb (<10), Sisak (<5), Hrastovica (<5), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Panjan (including: Pagnan , Panyan , Panian and Pannyan ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. "Panyan " is used by some 100 people in Armenia , about 100 in Russian Federation , and some 50 people in the United States. "Panian " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 60 in Germany , and small number of people in Tanzania.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Panjan, Josip Panjan, Franc Panjan, Nina Panjan, Matjaž Panjan, Gjuro Panjan, Ivan Panjan, Milan Panjan, Peter Panjan, Mirna Panjan, Sonja Panjan, Mladen Panjan, Vjekoslava Panjan, Mario Panjan, Renata Panjan, Hrvoje Panjan, Zvonimir Panjan, Nada Panjan, Dubravka Panjan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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