In Croatia, Rubeli families are Croats (from Sibenik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Rubeli live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Sibenik (<5) and Osijek (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Rubeli is present in 17 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.