In Croatia, Lobe families are Croats (from Ozalj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Lobe live in Croatia today, in one household only. They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Grandic Breg (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Lobe (including: Lobbe , Lobhe and Lobee ) is present in 57 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.