In Croatia, Handabaka families are almost entirely Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), very rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Handabaka live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in only four Croatian places: in Mlini (30) and Brasina (10) in Dubrovnik area, Dubrovnik (<10), and in Buici in Dubrovnik area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Handabaka is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Handabaka " is used by some 200 people in Peru and small number in the United States.
