In Croatia, Roviščanec families are Croats (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazma and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Roviščanec live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and 7 other places, mostly in Ivanic-Grad (<10), Cazma (<10), Krizic in Bjelovar area (<10), Bojana (<10), and in Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Roviščanec is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Roviscanec " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.