Senčar families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb. In Slakovec in Cakovec area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Senčar.
Prevalence
About 190 people with faimily name Senčar live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Cakovec (30), Sisak (20), and in Slakovec (20) and Lopatinec (15) in Cakovec area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Senčar (including: Sencar , Senchar ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Sencar " is used by some 2000 people in Turkey , about 200 in Argentina , and some 60 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 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.