In Croatia, Babich families are mainly Croats (from Pula ), less frequently Italians (also from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Buje.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Babich live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only four naselja i to in Pula (<10), Rijeka (<5), Starigrad on the Island of Pasman (<5), and in Selina in Porec area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Babich is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Babich " is used by some 20000 people in Ukraine , about 10000 in Russian Federation , and some 3000 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over two hundred times, the first time 1642 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.