Tarabarić families are Croats and they are mostly from Knin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Knin. In Matase in Knin area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Tarabarić.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Tarabarić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Split (25), Kastel Stari (<10), Matase in Knin area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Kastel Luksic (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Tarabarić is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Tarabaric " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.