Pukšec families are Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb. According to some sources they are from Banija or from The Grobnik valley. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ivanic-Grad area. In Kučilovina in Zagreb nearly every inhabitant had the family name Pukšec.
Prevalence
About 180 people with faimily name Pukšec live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Sesvete (55), Zagreb (30), Kucilovina (10), Sveti Ivan Zelina (10), and in Kasina (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pukšec is present in five countries on two continents.