Surname Gabriel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gabriel families are generally Croats (from Zagreb ), very rarely Montenegrins (also from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Virovitica. In Nova Topola in Bosanian Posavina every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Gabriel.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Gabriel live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Severin in Bjelovar area (<5), Karlovac (<5), Sisak (<5), and in Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gabriel (including: Gabrielli , Gabrielly , Gabryel , Gabbrielli , Ghabriel , Gabriell , Gabbriel , Gaberiel and Gabrieel ) is present in 179 countries worldwide. "Gabrielly " is used by some 2000 people in Brazil , about 50 in France , and small number of people in the United States. "Gabryel " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 300 in Brazil , and some 90 people in the United States. "Gaberiel " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Gabriel, Anita Gabriel, Branka Gabriel, Leopold Gabriel, Sunča Gabriel, Ivan Gabriel, Mirjana Gabriel, Davorin Gabriel, Ingrid Gabriel, Martina Gabriel, Rudolf Gabriel, Franjo Gabriel, Nevenka Gabriel, Ružica Gabriel, Zdenko Gabriel, Katica Gabriel, Štefanija Gabriel, Marija Gabriel, Vesna Gabriel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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