In Croatia, Brinovec families are generally Croats (from Vinkovci ), rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Brinovec live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Vinkovci (10), Zagreb (<5), and in Novaki in Samobor area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Brinovec is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Brinovec " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.