In Croatia, Herbst families are Croats (from Donji Miholjac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Cakovec.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Herbst live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (<10), Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (<10), Sesvete (<5), Donji Miholjac (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Herbst is present in 74 countries worldwide. The family name "Herbst " is used by some 30000 people in South Africa , about 30000 in Germany , and some 20000 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.