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Surname Špiranec in modern Croatia
Špiranec 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 Zagreb and Varazdin. In Kamenički Vrhovec in Lepoglava every fifth inhabitant had the family name Špiranec.
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Prevalence
About 500 people with faimily name Špiranec live in Croatia today, in 210 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 47 other places, mostly in Zagreb (100), Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (40), Varazdin (35), and in Kladare (30) and Pitomaca (30) in Djurdjevac area.
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Outside Croatia
At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United Kingdom (1), the United States (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Špiranec is present in four countries on three continents. The family name "Spiranec " is used by few people in Australia and few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Marijan Špiranec,
Sonja Špiranec,
Nenad Špiranec,
Boris Špiranec,
Katarina Špiranec,
Saša Špiranec,
Nataša Špiranec,
Željka Špiranec,
Robert Špiranec,
Mihaela Špiranec,
Branko Špiranec,
Liljana Špiranec,
Tanja Špiranec,
Damir Špiranec,
Ozren Špiranec,
Davor Špiranec,
Željko Špiranec,
Dušica Špiranec,
Kata Špiranec
