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Surname Valjan in modern Croatia
Valjan families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in Rijeka. In Paklarevo in Middle Bosnia every sixth inhabitant had the family name Valjan.
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Prevalence
About 190 people with faimily name Valjan live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 31 other places, mostly in Rijeka (25), Zagreb (20), Djakovo (15), Zastenice in Rijeka area (15), and in Knin (10).
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Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Valjan (including: Valian , Valyan , Walian , Vallian , Waljan , Wallihan , Wallian and Valián ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Valjan " is used by small number of people in France , small number in Iran , and small number of people in the United States. "Valyan " is used by some 100 people in Iran , about 80 in the United States , and some 70 people in Russian Federation. "Vallian " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Burkina Faso.
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Characteristic first names
Branko Valjan,
Loris Valjan,
Stipan Valjan,
Deborah Valjan,
Jadranka Valjan,
Boris Valjan,
Katarina Valjan,
Ilija Valjan,
Marin Valjan,
Snježana Valjan,
Rudolf Valjan,
Sanja Valjan,
Vesna Valjan,
Inga Valjan,
Domagoj Valjan,
Marinka Valjan,
Milena Valjan,
Dario Valjan,
Alen Valjan
