In Croatia, Polenik families are generally Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Djakovo area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Polenik live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), in Resetari (<5) and Bukovica (<5) in Nova Gradiska area, and in Bijelo Brdo in Vinkovci area (<5).
