Durbić families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Western Bosnia (Drvar area). In Motike in Western Bosnia every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Durbić.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Durbić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Rijeka (25), Zagreb (20), Petrinja (<10), Zadar (<10), and in Stubalj in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Germany (1). Family name Durbić is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Durbic " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
