Malbašić families are often Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Vares area) and in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area). In Tisovci in Middle Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Malbašić.
Prevalence
About 280 people with faimily name Malbašić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 33 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Rijeka (25), Karlovac (10), Pula (10), and in Sisak (10).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Austria (2), the United States (1), Germany (1), and to Norway (1). Family name Malbašić is present in 17 countries on three continents. The family name "Malbasic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Switzerland , and small number of people in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
