Surname Vican in modern Croatia

Vican families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Posusje area) and in Imotsko.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Vican live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and four other places, mostly in Imotski (20), Vinkovci (15), Zagreb (15), Otok in Vinkovci area (10), and in Split (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vican (including: Vizan , Wichan , Wyzan , Viezan , Wizan , Vichan , Vizhan and Vitzan ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. "Vitzan " is used by few people in the United States. "Wizan " is used by small number of people in Sri Lanka and small number in the United States. "Wyzan " is used by some 60 people in Pakistan and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maja Vican, Ante Vican, Željko Vican, Mario Vican, Dijana Vican, Zoran Vican, Ivan Vican, Ljubica Vican, Krešimir Vican, Dominik Vican, Petar Vican, Slavica Vican, Nada Vican, Marijana Vican, Vedran Vican, Nikolina Vican, Andjelka Vican, Branko Vican, Anita Vican

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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