Surname Korba in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Korba families are Serbs by relative majority (from Lipik ), equally Ukrainians (from Novska ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Korba live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Lipik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Korba (including: Ciorba , Corba , Csorba , Chorba , Korbaa , Khorbaa , Qorbah , Korbah and Korbha ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Korba " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 800 in the United States , and some 300 people in Ukraine. "Csorba " is used by some 3000 people in Hungary , about 300 in Romania , and some 200 people in the United States. "Chorba " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 500 in Ukraine , and some 200 people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Đuja Korba, Ivan Korba, Mihajlo Korba, Ana Korba, Mijo Korba

Mentions in sources

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.

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