Špoljarec families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Špoljarec live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (25), Dugo Selo (15), Graberje Ivanicko (15), and in Globocec in Zlatar area (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Špoljarec is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.