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Surname Šobak in modern Croatia
Šobak families are Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Zagreb. In Fotez Breg in Ivanec area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Šobak.
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Prevalence
About 300 people with faimily name Šobak live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 250 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 45 other places, mostly in Lepoglava (35), Varazdin (30), Zagreb (30), Dobri Zdenci in Donja Stubica area (20), and in Donja Stubica (15).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šobak (including: Sobak , Schobak , Shobak , Shoback , Soback , Shobakh , Schoback , Sobakh , Schonbak and Sobhak ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Sobak " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Indonesia. "Schobak " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Shoback " is used by some 100 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Iva Šobak,
Sanja Šobak,
Mladen Šobak,
Nina Šobak,
Renata Šobak,
Dunja Šobak,
Mario Šobak,
Željka Šobak,
Alenka Šobak,
Nenad Šobak,
Antun Šobak,
Anita Šobak,
Ivan Šobak,
Dražen Šobak,
Božica Šobak,
Josip Šobak,
Tomislav Šobak,
Vesna Šobak,
Zlatko Šobak