Surname Surjan in modern Croatia

Surjan families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Split.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Surjan live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Vela Luka (170) and Blato (30) on the Island of Korcula, Zagreb (20), Split (15), and in Sipanska Luka (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Surjan (including: Surian , Suryan , Suherjan , Shuryan and Sueryan ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Surjan " is used by some 400 people in Hungary , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in South Africa. "Suryan " is used by some 400 people in Indonesia , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Brazil. "Shuryan " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franko Surjan, Ranko Surjan, Renato Surjan, Ante Surjan, Tonči Surjan, Željan Surjan, Drijana Surjan, Katica Surjan, Ines Surjan, Lidija Surjan, Goran Surjan, Ivan Surjan, Dino Surjan, Ivana Surjan, Mirjan Surjan, Davorka Surjan, Milka Surjan, Ivo Surjan, Đorđe Surjan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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