Štokovac families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Buje , often Italians (also from Buje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buje and in Slovenia.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Štokovac live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Umag (25), Peroj in Pula area (20), Savudrija (20), Makovci in Buje area (20), and in Kaldanija (10).
Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Štokovac (including: Stokovac , Stocovaz ) is present in 8 countries on four continents.
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.