In Croatia, Žebec families are Croats (from Vrbovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Vrbovec area. In Mlaka in Sveti Ivan Zelina area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Žebec.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Žebec live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Graberscak (<10), Vrhovec (<10), Zlogonje (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Pribic Crkveni in Jastrebarsko area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Žebec is present in 10 countries on four continents.
