Ljubej families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krapina area.
Prevalence
About 150 people with faimily name Ljubej live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), in Selno (35) and Krapinske Toplice (15) in Krapina area, Darda in Osijek area (<10), and in Strmec in Samobor area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ljubej (including: Lyubelya , Lyubey and Liubei ) is present in 7 countries on two continents.