In Croatia, Štec families are predominantly Croats (from Beli Manastir area ), rarely Hungarians (also from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Slavonski Brod. In Podolje in Beli Manastir area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Štec.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Štec live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Vinkovci (<10), Topolje in Beli Manastir area (<10), Turcin in Varazdin area (<5), Sveta Nedjelja on the Island of Hvar (<5), and in Pula (<5).
