In Croatia, Brabenec families are generally Croats (from Sisak ), very rarely Czechs (also from Sisak ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Zagreb. In Jazvenik in Sisak every seventh inhabitant had the family name Brabenec.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Brabenec live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Staro Pracno (15), Velika Gorica (10), Petrovec in Petrinja area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Ribnica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Brabenec is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Brabenec " is used by some 700 people in Czech Republic , about 100 in the United States , and some 90 people in Austria.
