Surname Valan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Valan families are Croats by relative majority (from Samobor ), equally Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Valan live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Samobor (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Valan (including: Whalan , Wallan , Vallan , Walan , Vallian , Wahlan , Wallian , Walaan and Walhan ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Valan " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Thailand , and some 80 people in Romania. "Vallan " is used by some 100 people in Italy , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Vallian " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Burkina Faso.

Characteristic first names

Gojko Valan, Dragan Valan, Nikola Valan, Julka Valan, Ilija Valan, Darinka Valan, Romana Valan, Petra Valan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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