Županec families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Oroslavje area.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Županec live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties and 12 other places, mostly in Luka (15) and Zejinci (10) in Oroslavje area, Zagreb (<10), Punat on the Island of Krk (<10), and in Veliko Trgovisce in Zabok area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Županec is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Zupanec " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.