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Surname Rab in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Rab families are Czechs by relative majority (from Daruvar area ), equally Croats (from Grubisno Polje ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Pakrac.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Rab live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Daruvarski Brestovac in Daruvar area (15), Poljani (<10), Osijek (<10), Daruvar (<5), and in Veliki Zdenci (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Rab (including: Raab , Rabb , Hrab , Rahhab , Rabh , Ráb , Rabhha , Rhabb and Erabh ) is present in 97 countries worldwide. "Raab " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Austria. "Rabb " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 900 in Pakistan , and some 400 people in Bangladesh. "Rhabb " is used by some 70 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Alen Rab,
Denis Rab,
Vladimir Rab,
Drago Rab,
Darko Rab,
Branka Rab,
Dalibor Rab,
Mladen Rab,
Jasna Rab,
Slavica Rab,
Ivana Rab,
Josip Rab,
Ivan Rab,
Karlo Rab,
Nevenka Rab,
Ljerka Rab,
Zdenko Rab,
Vesna Rab,
Daniel Rab