Surname Kepec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kepec families are Croats (from Virovitica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kepec live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Virovitica (<10) and Gaciste in Virovitica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kepec (including: Kepez , Cepec , Kepecz , Chepech and Chepec ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. "Kepecz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cepec " is used by some 80 people in Brazil , about 70 in Czech Republic , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Kepec, Marin Kepec, Slavko Kepec, Iva Kepec, Julijana Kepec, Ciril Kepec, Strahinja Kepec, Nikola Kepec, Boštjan Kepec, Julka Kepec, Luka Kepec, Čiril Kepec

Mentions in sources

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.

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