In Croatia, Grivec families are almost entirely Croats (from Prelog area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Prelog ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Prelog area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Grivec live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Donji Vidovec in Prelog area (15), Zagreb (10), Prelog (<10), Sveta Marija in Prelog area (<10), and in Varazdin (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Grivec is present in 8 countries on three continents. "Grivetz " is used by few people in the United States.
