In Croatia, Šterbić families are Croats by relative majority (from Porec ), equally Italians (from Rovinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Porec and Pula.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Šterbić live in Croatia today, in two households only. They are only located in in one Croatian city and another small place , mostly in Rovinj (<5) and Vrsar in Rovinj area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šterbić (including: Sterbic , Sterbick ) is present in four countries on three continents. "Sterbick " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.