In Croatia, Hanžel families are Croats (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Hanžel live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only five naselja i to in Karlovac (10), Zagreb (<5), Hum na Sutli in Pregrada area (<5), Dugo Selo (<5), and in Druskovec Humski in Pregrada area (<5).