Surname Šodan in modern Croatia

Šodan families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Omis area.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Šodan live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and 8 other places, mostly in Split (55), Omis (15), Brela in Makarska area (15), Zagreb (10), and in Zadvarje in Omis area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šodan (including: Sodan , Soodan , Shodan , Sodhan , Shodhan , Schioldan , Soodhan , Scholdan , Schjoldan and Schordan ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. "Soodan " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Trinidad and Tobago , and small number of people in Finland. "Shodhan " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Šodan, Milan Šodan, Ivo Šodan, Blanša Šodan, Nenad Šodan, Ante Šodan, Vera Šodan, Goran Šodan, Tanja Šodan, Nela Šodan, Deni Šodan, Jasenka Šodan, Alemka Šodan, Tea Šodan, Vita Šodan, Mihovil Šodan, Mirjana Šodan, Luka Šodan, Sandra Šodan

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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