Surname Pran in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pran families are predominantly Croats (from Pakrac ), rarely Slovenes (from Porec ), and very rarely Macedonians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Daruvar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Pran live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Porec (<5), Kutina (<5), Daruvar (<5), and in Vidovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pran (including: Peran , Prann , Prahn and Pheran ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. "Prann " is used by some 90 people in Puerto Rico and about 60 in the United States. "Pheran " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Pran, Miriam Pran, Irena Pran, Dragutin Pran, Marjana Pran, Jasna Pran, Igor Pran, Davor Pran, Jasminka Pran, Ljiljana Pran, Danijela Pran, Željko Pran, Rudolf Pran, Alojz Pran, Bratica Pran, Fatima Pran, Vladimir Pran, Božidar Pran, Verka Pran

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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