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Surname Gabrić in modern Croatia
Gabrić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area. According to some sources they are from Metkovic and from Herzegovina, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and Split. In Zelovo in Sinj every fifth inhabitant had the family name Gabrić.
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Prevalence
About 930 people with faimily name Gabrić live in Croatia today, in 400 households. There were 740 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 46 cities and 67 other places, mostly in Zagreb (200), Split (135), Metkovic (75), Lopar on the Island of Rab (35), and in Osijek (35).
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Outside Croatia
At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (4) and Germany (3).
Family name Gabrić (including: Gabric , Gabrich , Gabrych , Gabrick , Gabriche , Gabritsch , Gabrici , Gabrichuk and Gabricht ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Gabric " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 70 people in Japan. "Gabrich " is used by some 1000 people in Brazil , about 100 in the United States , and some 80 people in Argentina. "Gabritsch " is used by small number of people in Austria and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Nikica Gabrić,
Stipo Gabrić,
Ivan Gabrić,
Dario Gabrić,
Mijo Gabrić,
Ivana Gabrić,
Nikola Gabrić,
Toni Gabrić,
Milan Gabrić,
Anđelko Gabrić,
Maruška Gabrić,
Božo Gabrić,
Igor Gabrić,
Slobodan Gabrić,
Joso Gabrić,
Željan Gabrić,
Ante Gabrić,
Katica Gabrić,
Valter Gabrić
