Podoreški families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Podoreški live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Bednja in Lepoglava area (15), Krapina (15), Sisak (10), and in Osijek (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Podoreški is present in four countries on three continents.
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.