In Croatia, Frisch families are Croats (from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pakrac.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Frisch live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Pakrac (<5), and in Sisak (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Frisch is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Frisch " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 7000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in France. "Friesch " is used by some 200 people in Germany and about 80 in the United States.
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.