In Croatia, Čakalo families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Cakovec area ), and barely Italians (from Novigrad ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Zagreb. In Staro Selo in Sisak every ninth inhabitant had the family name Čakalo.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Čakalo live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, four cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Slakovec in Cakovec area (<10), Kinjacka in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<10), Staro Selo (<10), and in Ernestinovo in Osijek area (<10).
