Surname Faber in modern Croatia

Faber families are Croats and they are mostly from Zapresic. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Zapresic.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Faber live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Velika Gorica (10), Ivanec Bistranski (10), Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<10), and in Zapresic (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Faber (including: Fáber , Fabber , Faaber , Fahber and Fabeer ) is present in 106 countries worldwide. The family name "Faber " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 30000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in the Netherlands. "Fabber " is used by small number of people in Brazil , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Fahber " is used by small number of people in Indonesia , small number in France , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Faber, Vladimir Faber, Robert Faber, Mario Faber, Krešimir Faber, Igor Faber, Aleksandra Faber, Darko Faber, Stjepan Faber, Višnja Faber, Dario Faber, Biserka Faber, Krunoslav Faber, Monika Faber, Nevenka Faber, Antun Faber, Melita Faber, Đurđica Faber, Miroslav Faber

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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