Kliba families are Croats and they are mostly from Pula area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pula area. In Filipana in Pula area every third inhabitant had the family name Kliba.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Kliba live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Pula (50), in Filipana (10), Loborika (<10) and Vodnjan (<10) in Pula area, and in Zagreb (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kliba (including: Chuliba , Chiliba , Klieba and Cliba ) is present in 8 countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
