In Croatia, Klanjec families are Croats (from Vrbovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrbovec area and in Zagreb. In Podjales in Vrbovec area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Klanjec.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Klanjec live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Podjales in Vrbovec area (<10), Spiranec (<10), Pokasin in Vrbovec area (<10), and in Krizevci (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Klanjec is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
