In Croatia, Despenić families are generally Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Nova Gradiska area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Despenić live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Novi Varos in Nova Gradiska area (<5), Laslovo in Osijek area (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).
