In Croatia, Barnaki families are generally Croats (from Virovitica ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and in Virovitica area. In Budakovac in Virovitica area every seventieth inhabitant had the family name Barnaki.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Barnaki live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Virovitica (<5), Budakovac in Virovitica area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).