In Croatia, Spindler families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Spindler live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<5), Peteranec in Koprivnica area (<5), and in Makarska (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Spindler (including: Szpindler , Shpindler ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Spindler " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 7000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil.
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.