Vibovec families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Beli Manastir area.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Vibovec live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (20), Cakovec (15), Samobor (<10), Beli Manastir (<10), and in Belisce (<10).
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.