In Croatia, Lorbek families are generally Croats (from Ivanec area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Ivanec area. In Povile in Novi Vinodolski every tenth inhabitant had the family name Lorbek.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Lorbek live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Cestica in Ivanec area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Krizovljan in Ludbreg area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Lorbek is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Lorbek " is used by some 100 people in Austria , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Lorbeck " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Austria.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.
