Bašnec families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 200 people with faimily name Bašnec live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Gorican in Cakovec area (85), Zagreb (55), Petlovac in Beli Manastir area (15), Donji Kraljevec in Prelog area (<10), and in Cakovec (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bašnec is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.