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Surname Puran in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Puran families are predominantly Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Garesnica.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Puran live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Ivanic-Grad (<10), Kutina (<10), Bjelovar (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Puran (including: Purran , Purhan and Puuran ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Puran " is used by some 300 people in South Africa , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Mauritius.
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Characteristic first names
Nikola Puran,
Koraljka Puran,
Valerija Puran,
Jugoslav Puran,
Đurđica Puran,
Siniša Puran,
Dušanka Puran,
Gordan Puran,
Slaven Puran,
Ljuba Puran,
Pantelija Puran,
Vida Puran,
Jasenka Puran,
Nada Puran,
Nevenka Puran,
Goran Puran,
Josip Puran,
Krešimir Puran,
Tomislav Puran