In Croatia, Cimbal families are almost entirely Croats (from Slavonski Brod area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod area and in Slavonski Brod.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Cimbal live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and two other places, mostly in Gornji Andrijevci in Slavonski Brod area (15), Slavonski Brod (<10), Magic Mala in Pozega area (<10), Kupljenovo (<5), and in Gajac on the Island of Pag (<5).