Vugrek families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Lepoglava area.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Vugrek live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Varazdin (25), Vinkovci (25), Kuzminec in Krapina area (20), Zagreb (20), and in Slavonski Brod (15).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (2) and the United States (1). Family name Vugrek is present in four countries on three 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.