Baraban families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rama, Bosnia (Prozor area) and in Omis area.
Prevalence
About 150 people with faimily name Baraban live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Vodjinci in Vinkovci area (25), Dugi Rat in Omis area (20), Zagreb (20), Split (10), and in Osijek (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Baraban is present in 30 countries worldwide.
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.