In Croatia, Štager families are generally Croats (from Ivanec area ), very rarely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Ivanec area. In Brezje Dravsko in Ivanec area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Štager.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Štager live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and two other places, mostly in Varazdin (15), Cestica in Ivanec area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Jalzabet in Ludbreg area (<5).