Surname Pinčan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pinčan families are Croats (from Pazin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin area and in Pula. In Cvitani in Porec area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Pinčan.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Pinčan live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zuzici in Pazin area (15), Pula (<5), Muntrilj in Pazin area (<5), Milanezi in Porec area (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pinčan (including: Pincan , Pinchman and Pinchan ) is present in five countries on three continents. "Pinchman " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Katica Pinčan, Nada Pinčan, Mirjana Pinčan, Marko Pinčan, Branislava Pinčan, Edo Pinčan, Ljubica Pinčan, Ivan Pinčan, Josip Pinčan, Miljenko Pinčan, Zorko Pinčan, Patricija Pinčan, Helena Pinčan, Toni Pinčan, Ante Pinčan, Marina Pinčan, Fuma Pinčan, Emilio Pinčan, Marija Pinčan

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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