In Croatia, Hamelec families are generally Croats (from Varazdin area ), very rarely Slovenes (also from Varazdin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Virovitica.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Hamelec live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Turcin in Varazdin area (<10), Varazdin (<10), Virovitica (<10), and in Bartolovec (<10) and Gornji Kneginec (<5) in Varazdin area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Hamelec is present in this form only in Croatia.
