Surname Pelan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pelan families are generally Croats (from Pozega area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and in Nova Gradiska area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Pelan live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and two other places, mostly in Jaksic in Pozega area (15), Staro Petrovo Selo in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Nova Gradiska (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pelan (including: Phelan , Pellan , Pelhan , Pelán and Phellan ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. The family name "Pelan " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 300 in Czech Republic , and some 200 people in France. "Phelan " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Ireland , and some 2000 people in Australia. "Pelhan " is used by some 400 people in Ethiopia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Pelan, Željko Pelan, Igor Pelan, Branka Pelan, Damir Pelan, Darko Pelan, Tamara Pelan, Đurđica Pelan, Mihael Pelan, Bojan Pelan, Ivica Pelan, Robert Pelan, Dajana Pelan, Mario Pelan, Franjo Pelan, Ivan Pelan, Kata Pelan, Ana Pelan, Rudolf Pelan

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