In Croatia, Pohulek families are generally Croats (from Novi Marof area ), very rarely Slovenes, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Novi Marof area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Pohulek live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are only located in four Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Donji Kraljevec in Novi Marof area (15), Varazdin (<10), Hrascica (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Samobor (<5).