Magdalenić families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 380 people with faimily name Magdalenić live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 340 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 40 other places, mostly in Cakovec (80), Zagreb (60), Bartolovec in Varazdin area (30), and in Belica (25) and Nedelisce (20) in Cakovec area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Magdalenić is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Magdalenic " is used by some 70 people in Belgium , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.