In Croatia, Hanaček families are generally Croats (from Orahovica area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Hanaček live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in only four naselja i to in Fericanci in Orahovica area (10), Zagreb (<10), Podjales in Vrbovec area (<10), and in Brdo Cirkvensko in Krizevci area (<5).