Surname Orbanić in modern Croatia

Orbanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area (Zminj area). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pazin area. In places Orbanići , Matijaši and Vadediji in Pazin area every second inhabitant had the family name Orbanić.

Prevalence

About 370 people with faimily name Orbanić live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 310 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Pula (65), Zminj in Pazin area (60), Rovinj (50), Orbanici in Pazin area (30), and in Golas in Rovinj area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (3), the United States (2), Canada (1), and to France (1).
Family name Orbanić (including: Orbanic , Orbanich and Orbanick ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Orbanic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Orbanick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Elvis Orbanić, Silvano Orbanić, Sandra Orbanić, Srđa Orbanić, Sandi Orbanić, Ana Orbanić, Denis Orbanić, Dušan Orbanić, Branko Orbanić, Igor Orbanić, Jasna Orbanić, Ksenija Orbanić, Marijan Orbanić, Đermano Orbanić, Josip Orbanić, Dragec Orbanić, Sonja Orbanić, Deana Orbanić, Nera Orbanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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