Surname Babel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Babel families are generally Croats (from Vinkovci area ), very rarely Rusyns, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Babel live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Erdut in Vinkovci area (<10), Tenja (<10), Labin (<10), Vukovar (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Babel (including: Babbel , Babelli , Bábel , Babell , Babelly , Babeel and Baabel ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. The family name "Babel " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in France. "Babbel " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and small number of people in Kenya.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Babel, Jasna Babel, Zlatko Babel, Krešimir Babel, Zdenko Babel, Jakša Babel, Dragutin Babel, Dunja Babel, Ruža Babel, Nataša Babel, Venka Babel, Marijan Babel, Pava Babel, Ljilja Babel, Ivan Babel, Josip Babel, Marija Babel, Katica Babel, Antun Babel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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