Surname Schwab in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Schwab families are Croats (from Velika Gorica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Slavonski Brod.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Schwab live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zaglav on Dugi (Long) Island (<10), Velika Gorica (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Tkon on the Island of Pasman (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Schwab (including: Schwaab , Schwáb and Schwabb ) is present in 67 countries worldwide. The family name "Schwab " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 30000 in the United States , and some 6000 people in Brazil. "Schwaab " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 800 in Brazil , and some 400 people in the United States. "Schwabb " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ronald Schwab, Manuela Schwab, Sophie Schwab, Nada Schwab, Mario Schwab, Tomislav Schwab, Ana Schwab, Branko Schwab, Berta Schwab, Raimond Schwab, Vanda Schwab, Gert Schwab, Waltter Schwab, Edo Schwab, Daniela Schwab, Saša Schwab, Jasna Schwab, Tatjana Schwab, Siniša Schwab

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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