In Croatia, Šipak families are Croats (from Zlatar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area. In Marigutić in Zlatar area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Šipak.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Šipak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located and 6 other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Kasina (<10), Virovitica (<10), Marigutic in Zlatar area (<10), and in Zapresic (<5).