Surname Gabrek in modern Croatia

Gabrek families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Gabrek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Strmec in Samobor area (35), Pleternica (10), Sveta Nedelja in Samobor area (<10), Gornja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Gabrek (including: Gabrecht , Gaberek and Gabreck ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Gabrek " is used by some 50 people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Gabreck " is used by few people in the United States. "Gaberek " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kristijan Gabrek, Dragana Gabrek, Branko Gabrek, Miroslav Gabrek, Mira Gabrek, Barbara Gabrek, Tomislav Gabrek, Fran Gabrek, Dragutin Gabrek, Marica Gabrek, Ivan Gabrek, Ivica Gabrek, Sanja Gabrek, Dominik Gabrek, Marijana Gabrek, Filip Gabrek, Kruno Gabrek, Blaž Gabrek, Ana Gabrek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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