In Croatia, Stecher families are Croats (from Rijeka ). 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 Stecher live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Stecher is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Stecher " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Austria.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.