In Croatia, Ščavničar families are Croats (from Mursko Sredisce area ), barely Slovenes (also from Mursko Sredisce area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Ščavničar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), in Selnica (<10) and Cestijanec (<5) in Mursko Sredisce area, Podravske Sesvete in Djurdjevac area (<5), and in Dragoslavec in Cakovec area (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Austria (3), the United States (2), and to Switzerland (1). Family name Ščavničar is present in this form only in Croatia.
