Surname Biber in modern Croatia

Biber families are Croats and they are mostly from Prelog area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Biber live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Osijek (15), Podturen in Mursko Sredisce area (15), Dekanovec in Prelog area (15), and in Brodski Stupnik in Pleternica area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Biber (including: Bieber , Bibber , Bierber and Byber ) is present in 108 countries worldwide. "Bieber " is used by some 6000 people in Germany , about 6000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Indonesia. "Bibber " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 60 in Belgium , and small number of people in Germany. "Byber " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijana Biber, Danijel Biber, Mario Biber, Zvonko Biber, Stjepan Biber, Peter Biber, Bernarda Biber, Željko Biber, Franjo Biber, Miro Biber, Ivica Biber, Miroslav Biber, Vlado Biber, Blaženka Biber, Slavko Biber, Dragan Biber, Vjekoslav Biber, Janoš Biber, Josip Biber

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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