Surname Žabić in modern Croatia

Žabić families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Žabić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Stara Ploscica in Bjelovar area (10), Kapelica (10), Knin (<10), and in Daruvar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žabić (including: Zabic , Zabich , Zabick and Zabych ) is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Zabic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Zabich " is used by few people in the United States. "Zabick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Snežana Žabić, Nenad Žabić, Mario Žabić, Marija Žabić, Katarina Žabić, Đurđica Žabić, Stjepan Žabić, Zvonimir Žabić, Ana Žabić, Darko Žabić, Goran Žabić, Daša Žabić, Martin Žabić, Ivo Žabić, Drago Žabić, Ivica Žabić, Milan Žabić, Bredica Žabić, Mato Žabić

Mentions in sources

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.

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