Surname Silian in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Silian live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Marcana in Pula area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Silian (including: Selian , Shilian , Sillyman , Silyan , Sellian , Sillian , Shelian , Shillian and Shilyan ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Shilian " is used by some 100 people in Israel , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Iran. "Silyan " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in Turkey , and small number of people in the United States. "Sillyman " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Denis Silian, Marina Silian, Mario Silian, Milka Silian, Elena Silian, Anton Silian, Antonio Silian, Giovanni Silian, Lucia Silian

Mentions in sources

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

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