Pukec families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof area and in Koprivnica.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Pukec live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Krizevci (50), Zagreb (15), in Donja Rijeka (15) and Fajerovec (10) in Novi Marof area, and in Cepidlak in Krizevci area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pukec is present in this form only in Croatia.
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.
