Dovečer families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Dovečer live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 24 other places, mostly in Cakovec (15), Macinec in Cakovec area (15), Zagreb (10), Mihovljan (10), and in Pula (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Dovečer is present in two countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.