Fable families are Croats and they are mostly from Labin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin area and in Pula.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Fable live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Lazarici in Labin area (15), Labin (10), Krsan in Labin area (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Umag (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least 24 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (12), Australia (9), Germany (2), and to Canada (1). Family name Fable is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Fable " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 80 in Indonesia , and small number of people in France.
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.
