Puklavec families are Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Ludbreg area. In Vrbanovec in Ludbreg area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Puklavec.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Puklavec live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Macinec in Cakovec area (15), Djelekovec in Koprivnica area (10), Varazdin (<10), and in Petrinja (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Puklavec is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Puklavec " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Puklavetz " 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 over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.
