In Croatia, Hrebinec families are Croats (from Zapresic area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zapresic area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Hrebinec 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 two Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (20), Donja Pusca in Zapresic area (<10), and in Velika Gorica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hrebinec is present in four countries.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.