Surname Vrba in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vrba families are predominantly Croats (from Pozega area ), rarely Czechs (also from Pozega area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Pozega area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Vrba live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Jaksic in Pozega area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Kaptol in Pozega area (<10), Pozega (<5), and in Privlaka in Zadar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vrba (including: Verba , Werba and Wrba ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Vrba " is used by some 4000 people in Czech Republic , about 800 in the United States , and some 300 people in Slovakia. "Verba " is used by some 3000 people in Ukraine , about 2000 in Russian Federation , and some 800 people in the United States. "Wrba " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 80 in Austria , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sandro Vrba, Brankica Vrba, Darko Vrba, Slavica Vrba, Željko Vrba, Domagoj Vrba, Jasminka Vrba, Zdenko Vrba, Mario Vrba, Robert Vrba, Leopold Vrba, Miroslav Vrba, Mirjana Vrba, Tomislav Vrba, Lidija Vrba, Radica Vrba, Adrijana Vrba, Tvrtko Vrba, Ivan Vrba

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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