Surname Rabak in modern Croatia

Rabak families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Buzet. In Ročko Polje in Buzet every seventh inhabitant had the family name Rabak.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Rabak live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Rijeka (15), Pula (15), Roc (15), Brtonigla in Buje area (<10), and in Umag (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 20 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Argentina (5), Canada (4), France (3), and to Australia (3).
Family name Rabak (including: Rabach , Rabache , Rabachin , Raback , Rabac , Rabacs , Rabachuk , Rabakh and Rabacz ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Rabak " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Raback " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Germany. "Rabac " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Rabak, Damir Rabak, Dario Rabak, Vesna Rabak, Đoni Rabak, Lino Rabak, Aldo Rabak, Dalibor Rabak, Anita Rabak, Alen Rabak, Robert Rabak, Martina Rabak, Dorijana Rabak, Sebastijan Rabak, Luka Rabak, Edi Rabak, Fabijan Rabak, Sanda Rabak, Aleksandar Rabak

Mentions in sources

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.

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