Novogradec families are Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Virovitica.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Novogradec live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (30), Zagreb (20), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (15), Split (<10), and in Molve in Djurdjevac area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Novogradec is present in three countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.