Surname Verbas in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Verbas families are predominantly Croats (from the Island of Krk ), rarely Italians (from the Island of Cres ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Krk and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Verbas live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Krk on the Island of Krk (<5) and Cres on the Island of Cres (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Verbas (including: Verbaas , Verbash and Verbass ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. "Verbass " is used by few people in the United States. "Verbash " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Margarita Verbas, Antonia Verbas, Antun Verbas, Vladimir Verbas, Vjera Verbas, Vjekoslav Verbas, Ana Verbas, Eduard Verbas, Ruža Verbas, Anna Verbas, Francesca Verbas, Franciska Verbas, Franica Verbas, Gaspara Verbas, Gasparina Verbas, Gašparina Verbas, Giacomo Verbas, Giovanna Verbas, Giovanni Verbas

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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