In Croatia, Berber families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Novigrad ), and very rarely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac and Zadar.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Berber live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Zadar (10), Osijek (<10), Umag (<10), and in Pridraga in Novigrad Area in Dalmatia (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (2), the United States (1), Chile (1), Australia (1), and to the Netherlands (1). Family name Berber is present in 70 countries worldwide.
