In Croatia, Budalec families are Croats (from Krizevci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Koprivnica.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Budalec live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and 5 other places, mostly in Crncevec (<5) and Mikovec (<5) in Krizevci area, Lonjica (<5), and in Imbriovec (<5) and Srijem (<5) in Koprivnica area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Budalec is present in this form only in Croatia.
