Surname Švabić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Švabić families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Banat, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Švabić live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Bijelo Brdo in Vinkovci area (15), Slavonski Brod (<10), Pula (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Dujmici in Bakr area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Švabić (including: Svabic , Swabick and Shvabic ) is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Svabic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Swabick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mato Švabić, Đorđe Švabić, Liliana Švabić, Zoran Švabić, Ivka Švabić, Vujadinka Švabić, Senka Švabić, Zlatan Švabić, Lazo Švabić, Manda Švabić, Radiša Švabić, Željko Švabić, Dragoslav Švabić, Milenko Švabić, Jelica Švabić, Božo Švabić, Aleksandar Švabić, Mileva Švabić, Smilja Švabić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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