In Croatia, Pepelnik families are Croats (from Lepoglava ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava and Koprivnica.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Pepelnik live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Donja Visnjica (<10), Zagreb (<10), Krizevci (<5), Klostar Vojakovacki (<5), and in Lepoglava (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pepelnik is present in 6 countries on two continents.