In Croatia, Nakićen families are almost entirely Croats (from Benkovac area ), barely Slovenes (from Kastav ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac area and in Sibenik.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Nakićen live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (30), Banjevci in Benkovac area (20), Biograd na moru (<10), Kastel Sucurac (<10), and in Zadar (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Nakićen is present in four countries on two continents.