BABIĆ /babich/
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Frequency in population of Croatia: 13.150 (3rd Most Frequent)
Largest number of persons with that surname in:
Zagreb City (1982), Rijeka (733), Split (606), Osijek (280), Sesvete near Zagreb (233), Runovići (174), Pula (170), Zadar (159), Babina Greda (155), Vinkovci (146), Vukovar (121), Sisak (117), Županja (114), Velika Gorica (112), Karlovac (100)
Possible meaning: Derived either from Turkish-Persian word babo meaning father (dad), or Old Slavic word baba meaning grandmother
There is a family Babic living in Komarna, Dubrovacko-neretvanska zupanija region. There are two stems, one is from Branko Babic who still lives there with his wife Vanja and has three children: Ivana, Ante and Marin-Tvrtko. The second one is from Branko’s late brother Jozo, who has two sons, both of whom now live in other parts of Croatia: Sandro is in Split with his wife and child and Djani is in Dubrovnik with his wife.