In Croatia, Maričak families are generally Croats (from Djakovo area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Osijek.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Maričak live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Osijek (<10), Milinac in Djakovo area (<10), Pula (<5), and in Djakovo (<5).