Surname Čobanov in modern Croatia

Čobanov families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Sibenik area. In Primošten Burnji in Sibenik area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Čobanov.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Čobanov live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 250 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Sibenik (65), Primosten Burnji in Sibenik area (40), Zagreb (30), Primosten in Sibenik area (30), and in Split (20).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (1), the United States (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Čobanov (including: Chobanov , Cobanov , Chelobanov and Tschobanow ) is present in 21 countries on three continents. The family name "Cobanov " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Igor Čobanov, Ivica Čobanov, Dane Čobanov, Neven Čobanov, Milena Čobanov, Josip Čobanov, Ante Čobanov, Marija Čobanov, Martina Čobanov, Josipa Čobanov, Leo Čobanov, Mladenka Čobanov, Tesmija Čobanov, Nataša Čobanov, Daniela Čobanov, Živana Čobanov, Zoran Čobanov, Marko Čobanov, Anka Čobanov

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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