Puljek families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina. According to some sources they are from Czechia or Slovakia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina and Zagreb. In Bobovje in Krapina every ninth inhabitant had the family name Puljek.
Prevalence
About 250 people with faimily name Puljek live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Bobovje (35), Zagreb (30), Krapina (30), Belisce (25), and in Strahinje (25).
Outside Croatia
Family name Puljek is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Puljek " is used by few 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 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.