Miketek families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof and Varazdin. In Strmec Remetinečki in Novi Marof every fifth inhabitant had the family name Miketek.
Prevalence
About 200 people with faimily name Miketek live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Strmec Remetinecki (55), Miholjacki Porec (25), Zagreb (20), Novi Marof (15), and in Srinjine (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Miketek is present in three countries.
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.