Surname Sušanj in modern Croatia

Sušanj families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Ogulin , barely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Ogulin. In Kosi in Rijeka area every second inhabitant had the family name Sušanj.

Prevalence

About 660 people with faimily name Sušanj live in Croatia today, in 280 households. There were 660 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Rijeka (175), Ogulin (95), Zagreb (70), Viskovo in Rijeka area (45), and in Matulji in Opatija area (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (7), Germany (7), Australia (3), and to the United States (1).
Family name Sušanj (including: Susanj , Susani , Susany , Sushani , Sussani , Susanny and Sussanj ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Susanj " is used by some 100 people in Argentina , about 100 in Italy , and some 70 people in the United States. "Susany " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Indonesia , and small number of people in Spain.

Characteristic first names

Radivoj Sušanj, Luciano Sušanj, Mario Sušanj, Vlasta Sušanj, Josip Sušanj, Jasminka Sušanj, Zoran Sušanj, Dario Sušanj, Zlatko Sušanj, Vlatko Sušanj, Berislav Sušanj, Tina Sušanj, Andrej Sušanj, Gorana Sušanj, Ranko Sušanj, Boris Sušanj, Igor Sušanj, Marko Sušanj, Dražena Sušanj

Mentions in sources

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

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