Surname Škraba in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Škraba families are generally Croats (from Bosnian Posavina ), rarely Italians (from Pula area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanska Gradiska area) and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Škraba live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Orahovica (<5), Nespes (<5), Zagreb (<5), Peruski in Pula area (<5), and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škraba (including: Skraba , Shkraba and Scraba ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Skraba " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 400 in Brazil , and some 200 people in the United States. "Scraba " is used by some 200 people in Romania , about 80 in Canada , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maja Škraba, Anto Škraba, Ivica Škraba, Andrej Škraba, Ljuban Škraba, Vedran Škraba, Marica Škraba, Danica Škraba, Janja Škraba, Marijan Škraba, Filip Škraba, Luisa Škraba, Josip Škraba, Tomislav Škraba, Davor Škraba, Željko Škraba, Zdenko Škraba, Blaško Škraba, Slaven Škraba

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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