Novokmet families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Osijek. In places Tribić , Kopić and Orguz in Western Bosnia every fifth inhabitant had the family name Novokmet.
Prevalence
About 290 people with faimily name Novokmet live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Osijek (35), Split (20), Vinkovci (20), and in Kastel Luksic (20).
Outside Croatia
Family name Novokmet is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Novokmet " is used by small number of people in Argentina , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Czech Republic , small number of people in the United States.
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.