Zobec families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Zobec live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Orehovica in Cakovec area (10), Velika Gorica (<10), Cakovec (<10), and in Koprivnica (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (2), Germany (2), and to the United States (1). Family name Zobec is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Zobec " is used by some 100 people in Italy , about 100 in the United States , and some 80 people in Papua New Guinea.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
