Surname Gabela in modern Croatia

Gabela families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis area and in Split.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Gabela live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Split (90), Zagreb (15), Solin (10), Umljanovic in Drnis area (<10), and in Zadar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gabela (including: Gabella , Gabellah , Ghabhela , Ghabela , Gabbella and Gabelah ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Gabela " is used by some 2000 people in South Africa , about 1000 in Ecuador , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Gabela, Boris Gabela, Mario Gabela, Marko Gabela, Zdenka Gabela, Biljana Gabela, Damir Gabela, Smiljana Gabela, Dalibor Gabela, Dubravko Gabela, Davor Gabela, Ante Gabela, Alen Gabela, Miro Gabela, Dražan Gabela, Božo Gabela, Dario Gabela, Andreja Gabela, Miodrag Gabela

Mentions in sources

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.

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