In Croatia, Šaplek families are Croats (from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Šaplek live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Sveti Martin Pod Okicem (15), Pleternica (<10), Galgovo (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Samobor (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Šaplek is present in this form only in Croatia.
