In Croatia, Debenc families are Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Debenc live in Croatia today, in 7 households. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Osijek (10) and Velika Gorica (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.