Njegovec families are Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Ivanec. In Škriljevec in Ivanec every fourth inhabitant had the family name Njegovec.
Prevalence
About 330 people with faimily name Njegovec live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Varazdin (85), Skriljevec (65), Beretinec in Varazdin area (25), Zagreb (15), and in Cresnjevo in Varazdin area (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Njegovec is present in four countries on three continents. The family name "Njegovec " is used by few people in the United States.