Surname Ćaran in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ćaran families are Croats (from Western Bosnia ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Ćaran live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are only located in in 10 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Dugo Selo (10), Zagreb (<10), Kastel Stari (<10), Solin (<10), and in Ivanic-Grad (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ćaran (including: Caran , Charan , Caraan , Carran , Charran , Ciaran , Caeran , Chaeran , Carhan and Cahran ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. The family name "Caran " is used by some 4000 people in Brazil , about 3000 in Turkey , and some 700 people in the United States. "Charan " is used by some 3000 people in Pakistan , about 800 in Fiji , and some 500 people in the United States. "Caraan " is used by some 8000 people in the Philippines , about 200 in Saudi Arabia , and some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mate Ćaran, Andjelko Ćaran, Svetlana Ćaran, Stipo Ćaran, Josko Ćaran, Simona Ćaran, Blaž Ćaran, Marinko Ćaran, Branko Ćaran, Marija Ćaran, Matina Ćaran, Anto Ćaran, Neven Ćaran, Kristina Ćaran, Zdravko Ćaran, Branka Ćaran, Ruža Ćaran, Zvonko Ćaran, Iva Ćaran

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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