In Croatia, Rakijaš families are mainly Croats (from Bjelovar area ), equally Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Rakijaš live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Bjelovar (<10), Daruvar (<10), and in Severin (<10) and Bedenik (<5) in Bjelovar area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Rakijaš is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Rakijas " 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 few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.