Surname Rahan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rahan families are Croats (from Ogulin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin and Split.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Rahan live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Ostarije in Ogulin area (10), Karlovac (<5), and in Postira on the Island of Brac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rahan (including: Rachman , Rathan , Rathman , Rachan , Rachtan , Rachwan , Rahaan , Rahhman and Rahhan ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. "Rathan " is used by some 500 people in Sri Lanka , about 100 in South Africa , and some 90 people in the United States. "Rachman " is used by some 100000 people in Indonesia , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in Brazil. "Rathman " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 90 in Poland , and small number of people in the Philippines.

Characteristic first names

Dean Rahan, Ljiljana Rahan, Darko Rahan, Ivica Rahan, Zorko Rahan, Dubravka Rahan, Tina Rahan, Mario Rahan, Ivan Rahan, Katarina Rahan, Anka Rahan, Katica Rahan, Roza Rahan, Marina Rahan, Miro Rahan, Marija Rahan, Vid Rahan, Zoja Rahan, Gabriel Rahan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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