Surname Vićan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vićan families are Croats (from Dubrovnik area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Vićan live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 6 other places, mostly in Topolo in Dubrovnik area (15), Dubrovnik (10), Zagreb (<10), Mokosica (<5), and in Klisevo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vićan (including: Vican , Wichman , Vician , Wichan , Vichan , Vichman , Vichkan , Wichlan , Wichian and Vichmann ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. "Vician " is used by some 700 people in Slovakia , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Czech Republic. "Wichman " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 300 in South Africa , and some 300 people in New Zealand. "Wichlan " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Pero Vićan, Zdravko Vićan, Vladimir Vićan, Marija Vićan, Jozo Vićan, Ivo Vićan, Frano Vićan, Rade Vićan, Sveto Vićan, Ane Vićan, Traci Vićan, Iva Vićan, Kristina Vićan, Metilda Vićan, Stane Vićan, Veronika Vićan, Branko Vićan, Mare Vićan, Petar Vićan

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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