In Croatia, Paučnik families are Croats (from Zabok area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Paučnik live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only five naselja i to in Pozarkovec in Zabok area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Zabok (<5), Veliko Trgovisce in Zabok area (<5), and in Tomasevec (<5).