Surname Reba in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Reba families are almost entirely Croats (from Osijek ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Reba live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Osijek (20), Novi Ceminac in Beli Manastir area (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Ceminac in Beli Manastir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Reba (including: Rebba , Rebbah , Rebah , Rebaa , Rehba , Rebha , Rebbaa , Reeba and Rheba ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. "Rebba " is used by some 500 people in Algeria , about 100 in Italy , and small number of people in the United States. "Reeba " is used by few people in the United States. "Rheba " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenko Reba, Igor Reba, Milko Reba, Nikola Reba, Iva Reba, Irena Reba, Zlatko Reba, Renato Reba, Većeslav Reba, Miroslav Reba, Martina Reba, Anica Reba, Katarina Reba, Sanda Reba, Zagorka Reba, Davor Reba, Nedeljka Reba, Sanja Reba, Jasna Reba

Mentions in sources

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

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