In Croatia, Dovečar families are generally Croats (from Cakovec area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Dovečar live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in only five Croatian places: in Macinec in Cakovec area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Dubranec (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Gornji Marinkovac in Vrbovec area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Dovečar is present in three countries.