In Croatia, Bubica families are generally Croats (from Dugi (Long) Island ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Herzegovine ), and barely Albanians (from Metkovic ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Zadar. In Luka on Dugi (Long) Island every tenth inhabitant had the family name Bubica.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Bubica live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Sibenik (15), Luka on Dugi (Long) Island (10), Zadar (<10), Dubrovnik (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bubica is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Bubica " is used by some 90 people in Argentina , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.