Prkut families are often Croats and they are mostly from east Herzegovina , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in East Herzegovina (Trebinje area).
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Prkut live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Split (25), Kastel Kambelovac (10), Dubrovnik (<10), Kastel Stari (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Prkut is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Prkut " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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.
