In Croatia, Krpanec families are Croats (from Zlatar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Zagreb. In Mače in Zlatar area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Krpanec.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Krpanec live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Mace in Zlatar area (15), Zagreb (<10), Poznanovec in Lepoglava area (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Krpanec is present in this form only in Croatia.