Poljičak families are Croats and they are mostly from Vodice. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Vodice. In Gornji Malovan in Middle Bosnia every eighth inhabitant had the family name Poljičak.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Poljičak live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Vodice (35), Sibenik (25), Split (25), Zagreb (15), and in Satnica Djakovacka in Djakovo area (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Poljičak is present in 6 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.