Dumbović families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sisak. In Cepeliš in Petrinja every second inhabitant had the family name Dumbović.
Prevalence
About 550 people with faimily name Dumbović live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 570 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 46 other places, mostly in Zagreb (115), Petrinja (65), Lekenik in Petrinja area (30), Sisak (25), and in Zlatar (25).
Outside Croatia
At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), the United States (1), and to Canada (1). Family name Dumbović (including: Dumbovich , Dumbovic ) is present in 11 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.