Hlapčić families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Hlapčić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Cakovec (35), Varazdin (25), Zagreb (15), Orehovica in Cakovec area (10), and in Mihovljan (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hlapčić (including: Hlapcic , Hlapcich ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. "Hlapcich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.