In Croatia, Faust families are predominantly Croats (from Umag ), rarely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Faust live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Umag (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Punat on the Island of Krk (<5).
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.