Malčec families are Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec area and in Djurdjevac area.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Malčec live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Vinica in Ivanec area (<10), in Pitomaca (<10) and Podravske Sesvete (<10) in Djurdjevac area, and in Petrijanec in Varazdin area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Malčec (including: Malcec , Malcez ) is present in four countries on two continents. "Malcez " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.