In Croatia, Sobočanec families are Croats (from Prelog area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Prelog and in Ludbreg area.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Sobočanec 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 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Koprivnica (<10), Prelog (<10), Ludbreg (<5), and in Samobor (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Sobočanec is present in this form only in Croatia.