In Croatia, Štrbulec families are generally Croats (from Zapresic area ), very rarely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zapresic area and in Zapresic. In Šenkovec in Zapresic area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Štrbulec.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Štrbulec live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only five naselja i to in Senkovec in Zapresic area (<10), Zapresic (<10), Zagreb (<5), Vrbovec (<5), and in Donji Laduc in Zapresic area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Štrbulec is present in this form only in Croatia.