Surname Secan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Secan families are Croats (from Pazin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Secan live in Croatia today, in one household only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Porec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Secan (including: Sezan , Shezan , Sechan , Seechan , Sezhian , Séchan , Shehzan , Sezann and Sheezan ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Secan " is used by some 1000 people in Romania , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Italy. "Sechan " is used by some 600 people in Indonesia , about 200 in France , and some 70 people in the United States. "Seechan " is used by some 100 people in Trinidad and Tobago , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Guyana.

Characteristic first names

Valter Secan, Rita Secan, Amalia Secan, Ivan Secan, Amalija Secan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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