Novoselac families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Zagreb. In Strošinci in Zupanja area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Novoselac.
Prevalence
About 430 people with faimily name Novoselac live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 520 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 50 other places, mostly in Strosinci in Zupanja area (70), Zagreb (60), Komletinci in Vinkovci area (25), Vinkovci (25), and in Laze in Nova Gradiska area (25).
Outside Croatia
At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (4), Austria (1), the United States (1), and to Australia (1). Family name Novoselac is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Novoselac " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Switzerland.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.
