Surname Torbica in modern Croatia

Torbica families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Torbica live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 550 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Plavno (30), Rijeka (20), Velika Gorica (15), and in Kistanje in Knin area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (1), Canada (1), the United Kingdom (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Torbica is present in 15 countries on three continents. The family name "Torbica " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 80 in Germany , and some 60 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Saša Torbica, Marjana Torbica, Vladimir Torbica, Branka Torbica, Jelenko Torbica, Snežana Torbica, Vlado Torbica, Ivica Torbica, Mario Torbica, Nikola Torbica, Mica Torbica, Neven Torbica, Nada Torbica, Jovanka Torbica, Damir Torbica, Nikolina Torbica, Veljko Torbica, Branimir Torbica, Velimir Torbica

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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