In Croatia, Svećnjak families are Croats (from Vinkovci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krapina area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Svećnjak live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Jarmina in Vinkovci area (<10), Mala Erpenja in Krapina area (<10), Samobor (<5), and in Vrbovec (<5).
