In Croatia, Šerbetar families are almost entirely Croats (from Ludbreg area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Ludbreg ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg area and in Ludbreg.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Šerbetar live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are only located in four Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Mali Bukovec in Ludbreg area (15), Zupanja (10), Ludbreg (<10), Koprivnica (<5), and in Mali Bukovec in Zlatar area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šerbetar is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.