Surname Rašin in modern Croatia

Rašin families are Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area. In places Pakoštane and Drage in Biograd na moru area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Rašin.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Rašin live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Pakostane (65) and Drage (10) in Biograd na moru area, Pula (10), Umag (<10), and in Samobor (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rašin (including: Rasin , Rashin , Rashkin , Rassin , Raschin , Rasinh , Rasiin , Rashmin , Raschien and Rasshin ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Rasin " is used by some 600 people in Israel , about 600 in the United States , and some 600 people in Indonesia. "Raschien " is used by few people in the United States. "Rassin " is used by some 100 people in France , about 100 in Afghanistan , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragica Rašin, Zvjezdana Rašin, Boris Rašin, Ivan Rašin, Nikola Rašin, Andrija Rašin, Miljenko Rašin, Kristijan Rašin, Luca Rašin, Zoran Rašin, Kate Rašin, Dubravko Rašin, Antonio Rašin, Ante Rašin, Višnja Rašin, Guylaine Rašin, Natalija Rašin, Niko Rašin, Damir Rašin

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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