In Croatia, Erbežnik families are generally Croats (from Samobor ), rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Erbežnik live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Lucko (<10), Gradna (<10), Marinici in Rijeka area (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Erbežnik is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Erbeznik " is used by some 70 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.