Surname Špac in modern Croatia

Špac families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Špac live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and four other places, mostly in Lepoglava (35), Zagreb (10), Pula (<10), Nasice (<10), and in Ocura (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Špac (including: Spac , Spatz , Spach , Schpbach , Shupac , Spazz , Schopac , Shapach , Spaz and Shpach ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. "Spazz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Spach " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Brazil , and some 100 people in France. "Schopac " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Špac, Denis Špac, Davor Špac, Tomislav Špac, Nevenka Špac, Ivan Špac, Drago Špac, Sanda Špac, Dijana Špac, Josip Špac, Ivanka Špac, Petra Špac, Danijela Špac, Darko Špac, Nikola Špac, Stjepan Špac, Ana Špac, Dušanka Špac, Josipa Špac

Mentions in sources

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.

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