In Croatia, Kuharec families are Croats (from Vrbovec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrbovec. In Cerik in Vrbovec every seventh inhabitant had the family name Kuharec.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Kuharec live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in only four naselja i to in Vrbovec (<10), Cerik (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Brcevec (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Kuharec (including: Cucharec , Kuharetz ) is present in 8 countries on two continents. "Kuharetz " is used by few people in the United States.