In Croatia, Prepelec families are Croats (from Virovitica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Virovitica. In Fojnica in Middle Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Prepelec.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Prepelec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 8 other places, mostly in Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (15), in Spisic Bukovica (15) and Rogovac (<10) in Virovitica area, Virovitica (<10), and in Virje in Djurdjevac area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Prepelec is present in three countries on two continents.
