Surname Paun in modern Croatia

Paun families are Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac area and in Slavonski Brod area. In Podlapača in Obrovac area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Paun.

Prevalence

About 320 people with faimily name Paun live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Gospic (20), Ravan in Slavonski Brod area (20), Slavonski Brod (15), and in Bjelovar (15).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Paun (including: Pauen , Pahun , Pauun and Phaun ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. "Pauun " is used by few people in the United States. "Phaun " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Paun, Marko Paun, Tomo Paun, Milan Paun, Srećko Paun, Suzana Paun, Branka Paun, Željko Paun, Zlata Paun, Vlasta Paun, Goran Paun, Dubravka Paun, Jadranka Paun, Krešimir Paun, Petar Paun, Dražen Paun, Vesna Paun, Dubravko Paun, Renata Paun

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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