Surname Rebec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rebec families are almost entirely Croats (from Krizevci area ), very rarely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krizevci area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Rebec live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located and threee other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Gregurovec in Krizevci area (10), Novska (<10), Lijevi Dubrovcak (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rebec (including: Rebecchi , Rebezha , Hrebec , Rebbec , Rebetz , Rebecc , Rebech and Rebecz ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Rebec " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in Argentina. "Rebecz " is used by few people in the United States. "Rebbec " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatan Rebec, Nataša Rebec, Damir Rebec, Berislav Rebec, Marko Rebec, Tatjana Rebec, Darko Rebec, Magdalena Rebec, Milan Rebec, Marija Rebec, Bruno Rebec, Salma Rebec, Dario Rebec, Andrej Rebec, Rajko Rebec, Luka Rebec, Antonio Rebec, Mario Rebec, Janez Rebec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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