Surname Korbel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Korbel families are Croats (from Novska ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska and Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Korbel live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Novska (<5), and in Brestaca (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Korbel (including: Corbel , Corbelli , Corbell , Koerbel , Corbeel , Korbell and Coerbell ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Korbel " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 2000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Korbell " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in France , and small number of people in Austria. "Koerbel " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and some 100 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Branimir Korbel, Mladen Korbel, Josip Korbel, Gordana Korbel, Vesna Korbel, Dragica Korbel, Zdenko Korbel, Martina Korbel, Adrian Korbel, Ivan Korbel, Anka Korbel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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