Surname Šuran in modern Croatia

Šuran families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area (Šurani), rarely Italians (iz Italy). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Pazin. In Korenići in Rovinj area every second inhabitant had the family name Šuran.

Prevalence

About 330 people with faimily name Šuran live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 250 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 15 Croatian cities and 30 other places, mostly in Pula (60), Porec (30), Fazana (30), Pazin (25), and in Tinjan in Pazin area (25).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Sweden (2), the United States (1), Argentina (1), Germany (1), and to Belgium (1).
Family name Šuran (including: Suran , Schuran , Shuran , Surran , Shkuran , Surhan , Szuran , Shkurhan , Suheran and Sueran ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. "Shuran " is used by some 90 people in Russian Federation , about 80 in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Schuran " is used by some 300 people in Germany , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Surran " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Fulvio Šuran, Boris Šuran, Petar Šuran, Ronald Šuran, Darko Šuran, Branko Šuran, Elvino Šuran, Edmondo Šuran, Robert Šuran, Claudia Šuran, Đino Šuran, Marko Šuran, Dario Šuran, Anton Šuran, Irma Šuran, Gordan Šuran, Dragica Šuran, Luana Šuran, Ivica Šuran

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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