In Croatia, Karaba families are generally Croats (from Daruvar area ), very rarely Slovaks (from Dugo Selo ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Karaba 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 threee Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Ivanja Reka (<10), Gradina in Virovitica area (<5), Dugo Selo (<5), and in Andrilovec (<5).