Jareb families are Croats and they are mostly from Vodice. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj and Sibenik.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Jareb live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Tribunj (20), Zagreb (15), Sibenik (<10), Bjelovar (<10), and in Podmelnica (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Jareb is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Jareb " is used by some 60 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 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.