Surname Grab in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Grab families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Novi area) and in Zagreb. In Jošava in Bosanian Posavina every ninth inhabitant had the family name Grab.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Grab live in Croatia today, in 6 households.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Petrinjci in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), and in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Grab (including: Ghorab , Ghrab , Ghurab , Gherab , Gerab , Grabb , Graab and Gharab ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. The family name "Grab " is used by some 5000 people in Ukraine , about 3000 in Germany , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Grabb " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 50 in Canada , and small number of people in Korea (South). "Graab " is used by some 100 people in Germany and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Grab, Slađana Grab, Nataša Grab, Mirjana Grab, Danijel Grab, Dražena Grab, Dušan Grab, Dragan Grab, Desa Grab, Ljuban Grab, Rada Grab, Dražen Grab, Nada Grab, Marina Grab, Luka Grab, Vanja Grab, David Grab, Lana Grab, Korina Grab

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