Surname Žigun in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Žigun families are almost entirely Croats (from Zadar area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar area and in Zadar.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Žigun live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Visocane in Zadar area (25), Pula (<10), Rijeka (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žigun (including: Zigun , Zhigun , Zhygun and Zygun ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. The family name "Zigun " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , about 100 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milorad Žigun, Nataša Žigun, Marina Žigun, Gordana Žigun, Mladen Žigun, Ivica Žigun, Dubravko Žigun, Šimun Žigun, Ante Žigun, Željka Žigun, Ana Žigun, Anica Žigun, Slavko Žigun, Lidija Žigun, Josipa Žigun, Josip Žigun, Božo Žigun, Bernarda Žigun, Milena Žigun

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