Švraka families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , also Serbs and Bosniaks (also from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area). In Jelićka in Bosnian Krajina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Švraka.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Švraka live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Djakovo (20), Pula (20), Velika Gorica (10), and in Labin (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Švraka is present in 16 countries on three continents. The family name "Svraka " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in Hungary.
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.