In Croatia, Hrlec families are Croats (from Varazdinske Toplice area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdinske Toplice area and in Varazdin. In Kamešnica in Varazdinske Toplice area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Hrlec.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Hrlec live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Krizevci (15), Kamesnica in Varazdinske Toplice area (15), Zagreb (<10), Sracinec in Varazdin area (<10), and in Potok Kalnicki in Varazdinske Toplice area (<10).
