Surname Labaš in modern Croatia

Labaš families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Varazdin. In Stari Golubovec in Zlatar area every second inhabitant had the family name Labaš.

Prevalence

About 740 people with faimily name Labaš live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 850 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 62 other places, mostly in Varazdin (135), Zagreb (125), Stari Golubovec in Zlatar area (85), Sveti Matej in Donja Stubica area (65), and in Jamarica (40).

Outside Croatia

Family name Labaš (including: Labas , Labash , Labassi , Labbas , Labasse , Labass , Labassa , Labaschuk , Labasz and Labasso ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Labas " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in France , and some 80 people in Germany. "Labash " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Egypt , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Labass " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Egypt.

Characteristic first names

Lana Labaš, Dragutin Labaš, Danijel Labaš, Rudolf Labaš, Marino Labaš, Alma Labaš, Ninoslav Labaš, Zvonko Labaš, Denis Labaš, Marijan Labaš, Ivica Labaš, Niko Labaš, Bojan Labaš, Slavko Labaš, Vladimir Labaš, Dubravka Labaš, Frano Labaš, Katarina Labaš, Renato Labaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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