Surname Smoljan in modern Croatia

Smoljan families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pasman. According to some sources they are from village Kuftici (Filipana). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Middle Bosnia (Jajce area). In places Peratovci and Zagorice in Middle Bosnia every fifth inhabitant had the family name Smoljan.

Prevalence

About 560 people with faimily name Smoljan live in Croatia today, in 250 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 40 other places, mostly in Zagreb (105), Zadar (65), Pula (30), Vodnjan in Pula area (30), and in Rijeka (30).

Outside Croatia

Family name Smoljan (including: Smolyan , Smolian , Szmolyan and Smoglian ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Smoljan " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in France , and small number of people in Germany. "Smolian " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Bulgaria. "Smoglian " is used by few people in Australia and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Božo Smoljan, Ivana Smoljan, Zorica Smoljan, Ines Smoljan, Adriana Smoljan, Višnja Smoljan, Josip Smoljan, Ivan Smoljan, Branka Smoljan, Mario Smoljan, Daniela Smoljan, Rudolf Smoljan, Stanislav Smoljan, Armando Smoljan, Marijana Smoljan, Boris Smoljan, Darko Smoljan, Anton Smoljan, Romano Smoljan

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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