Ribičić families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Omis area. In Mali Bilač in Pleternica every fourth inhabitant had the family name Ribičić.
Prevalence
About 640 people with faimily name Ribičić live in Croatia today, in 260 households. There were 490 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 26 cities and 50 other places, mostly in Split (125), Zagreb (90), Sestanovac in Omis area (75), Brela in Makarska area (60), and in Cista Provo in Omis area (30).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ribičić is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Ribicic " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.