In Croatia, Pečenec families are Croats (from Ludbreg area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ludbreg area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Pečenec live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (15), in Kapela Podravska (<10) and Mali Bukovec (<10) in Ludbreg area, Mali Bukovec in Zlatar area (<5), and in Kapela in Bjelovar area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pečenec is present in this form only in Croatia.
