In Croatia, Gabre families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Murter ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Murter and in Sibenik. In Tisno on the Island of Murter every nintieth inhabitant had the family name Gabre.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Gabre live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Trogir (20), Zadar (<10), Tisno on the Island of Murter (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Rijeka (<5).