Surname Arbaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Arbaš families are Croats (from Karlovac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac area and in Samobor.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Arbaš live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and 5 other places, mostly in Marinici in Rijeka area (<10), Draganic in Karlovac area (<10), Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5), Rakov Potok (<5), and in Zdrelac on the Island of Pasman (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Arbaš (including: Arbas , Arbash , Harbas and Harbash ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. "Harbas " is used by some 70 people in Sweden , about 60 in the United States , and some 60 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Marko Arbaš, Sandra Arbaš, Nikola Arbaš, Zlatko Arbaš, Frank Arbaš, Gordana Arbaš, Daniel Arbaš, Anamarija Arbaš, Mirko Arbaš, Marija Arbaš, Franjka Arbaš, Roko Arbaš, Stjepan Arbaš, Manda Arbaš, Kristina Arbaš, Nikolina Arbaš, Matej Arbaš, Helena Arbaš, Gabriel Arbaš

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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