In Croatia, Lebinec families are almost entirely Croats (from Virovitica area ), barely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac and Koprivnica.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Lebinec live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Ivanovac in Osijek area (20), Djurdjevac (<10), Okrugljaca in Virovitica area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Bjelovar (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Lebinec 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 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.