Obadić families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area.
Prevalence
About 440 people with faimily name Obadić live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 53 other places, mostly in Belica in Cakovec area (50), Cakovec (50), Mala Subotica in Cakovec area (40), Zagreb (35), and in Cestica in Ivanec area (20).
Outside Croatia
Family name Obadić (including: Obadic , Obadich ) is present in 9 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1693 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.
