Slovenec families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Klanjec.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Slovenec live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Sveti Kriz in Klanjec area (20), Bezavina in Zabok area (10), Police (<10), and in Klokovec in Krapina area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Slovenec is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Slovenec " is used by some 50 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 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.