Paukovac families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Pakrac. In Noršić Selo in Samobor every sixth inhabitant had the family name Paukovac.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Paukovac live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located and 8 other Croatian places, mostly in Norsic Selo (20), Poljana (15), Zagreb (<10), Petricko Selo in Ozalj area (<5), and in Bregana (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Paukovac is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.