In Croatia, Hlopec families are Croats (from Jastrebarsko area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Velika Gorica and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Hlopec live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Ribnica (<10), Krasic in Jastrebarsko area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Donje Podotocje (<5), and in Krapina (<5).