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Surname Šišan in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šišan families are mainly Slovaks (from Nasice ), less frequently Croats (from Nasice area ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and Rijeka.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Šišan live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Breznica Nasicka in Nasice area (10), Jelisavac (<10), Rijeka (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Cikovici (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šišan (including: Sisan , Shishan , Sissman , Sisanh , Sissian , Sissan , Shisan , Sishan , Sishman and Siesan ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Sisan " is used by some 400 people in Jordan , about 200 in Brazil , and some 70 people in the United States. "Siesan " is used by few people in the United States. "Sisanh " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Dario Šišan,
Igor Šišan,
Antun Šišan,
Saša Šišan,
Željko Šišan,
Darko Šišan,
Mihael Šišan,
Mirko Šišan,
Biljana Šišan,
Vladimir Šišan,
Dražen Šišan,
Slaven Šišan,
Dejan Šišan,
Vjekoslav Šišan,
Pavao Šišan,
Vinko Šišan,
Katica Šišan,
Roza Šišan,
Branko Šišan