In Croatia, Šćapec families are Croats (from Zlatar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Kutina.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Šćapec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Kutina (<10), Zadar (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Gornja Semnica in Krapina area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šćapec is present in this form only in Croatia.