In Croatia, Jalovec families are Croats (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Slovenia.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Jalovec live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Pula (<5) and Zagreb (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Jalovec is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Jalovec " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Kenya.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.