Surname Kobac in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kobac families are mainly Croats (from Karlovac ), less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Glina area. In Trepča in Glina area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Kobac.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kobac live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Karlovac (10), Mirkovci (<5), Osijek (<5), Glina (<5), and in Trepca in Glina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kobac (including: Cobach , Kobach , Cobac , Chobaz , Coobac and Kobaz ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Kobac " is used by small number of people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Kobaz " is used by few people in Russian Federation and few people in the United States. "Kobach " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Mario Kobac, Jovo Kobac, Vladimir Kobac, Tanja Kobac, Stevo Kobac, Vesna Kobac, Danica Kobac, Kata Kobac, Slobodan Kobac, Seka Kobac, Pavao Kobac, Vasilj Kobac, Mara Kobac, Branko Kobac, Vaso Kobac, Mirko Kobac, Jeka Kobac, Milena Kobac, Miroslav Kobac

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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