Bakmaz families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Knin area , barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Vodice. In Mratovo in Knin area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Bakmaz.
Prevalence
About 220 people with faimily name Bakmaz live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Cista Velika (45), Zadar (40), Vodice (15), and in Sibenik (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bakmaz is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Bakmaz " is used by some 1000 people in Turkey , about 60 in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.