Mačinković families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Prnjavor area) and in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Laktasi area). In places Drenova and Prnjavor in Bosnian Krajina every tenth inhabitant had the family name Mačinković.
Prevalence
About 260 people with faimily name Mačinković live in Croatia today, in 90 households. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Strizivojna in Djakovo area (65), Zagreb (35), Gvozd in Glina area (20), Dragosicka in Dugo Selo area (10), and in Stari Mikanovci in Djakovo area (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.