In Croatia, Marićak families are generally Croats (from Djakovo area ), very rarely Albanians (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Osijek.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Marićak live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in only four naselja i to in Djakovo (15), Vukovar (<10), Dalj in Vinkovci area (<5), and in Zdenci in Orahovica area (<5).