Galinec families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Koprivnica. In Vranojelje in Lepoglava area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Galinec.
Prevalence
About 460 people with faimily name Galinec live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 48 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (80), Zagreb (40), Vranojelje in Lepoglava area (35), Donja Visnjica (30), and in Zlogonje (25).
Outside Croatia
Family name Galinec is present in 12 countries on four continents. "Galinez " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.