In Croatia, Krebel families are predominantly Croats (from Pazin area ), rarely Italians (from Novigrad ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Pazin area. In Lovrečica in Umag every sixth inhabitant had the family name Krebel.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Krebel live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Rijeka (10), Porec (<10), Novigrad (<5), Mrkopalj in Delnice area (<5), and in Lovrecica (<5).
