In Croatia, Knobloch families are predominantly Croats (from Orahovica ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek area and in Orahovica. In Bankovci in Orahovica area every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Knobloch.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Knobloch live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Marino Selo (<5), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Orahovica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Knobloch is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Knobloch " is used by some 7000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Czech Republic.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.