In Croatia, Frate families are Croats (from Labin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Frate live in Croatia today, in three households only. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Polje in Labin area (<5), and in Silo (<5) and Polje (<5) on the Island of Krk.