Pukljak families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Pukljak live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent. They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Osijek (10), Dubrovcan in Zabok area (10), Sveti Kriz in Klanjec area (10), and in Bregana (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pukljak (including: Pukhlyak , Puklyak ) is present in 9 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.