In Croatia, Stocovaz families are mainly Italians (from Buje ), less frequently Croats (from Umag ), and very rarely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Umag and Buje.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Stocovaz live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Umag (<5), Buje (<5), Groznjan in Buje area (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Petrovija (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Stocovaz is present in 6 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.