Surname Stanec in modern Croatia

Stanec families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Stanec live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Samobor (55), Zagreb (30), Kladje (<10), Celine Samoborske (<10), and in Slatina (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Stanec (including: Stánec , Stanech and Stanez ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Stanec " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in France. "Stanez " is used by few people in the United States. "Stanech " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sanda Stanec, Zdenko Stanec, Mladen Stanec, Zdenkica Stanec, Mario Stanec, Suzana Stanec, Anica Stanec, Renata Stanec, Željko Stanec, Ervila Stanec, Safa Stanec, Ivančica Stanec, Ivana Stanec, Jurica Stanec, Alenka Stanec, Gordan Stanec, Sonja Stanec, Zdravko Stanec, Vesna Stanec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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