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Surname Rapan in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Rapan families are Croats (from Zadar area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Zadar area.
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Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Rapan live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Zadar (35), Zemunik Donji in Zadar area (15), Belisce (<10), Bilje in Osijek area (<5), and in Orahovica (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Rapan (including: Rappan , Raphan , Eraphan and Rapphahn ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Raphan " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 50 in France. "Rapphahn " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Marko Rapan,
Saša Rapan,
Davor Rapan,
Sanja Rapan,
Ivan Rapan,
Jasmina Rapan,
Marina Rapan,
Natalija Rapan,
Orjana Rapan,
Ante Rapan,
Jordana Rapan,
Margareta Rapan,
Elena Rapan,
Stipe Rapan,
Vlado Rapan,
Mladen Rapan,
Siniša Rapan,
Ivana Rapan,
Josip Rapan