In Croatia, Rakijašić families are Croats (from Djurdjevac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Virovitica.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Rakijašić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (45), Virovitica (<10), Zagreb (<5), Vinkovci (<5), and in Podgorje (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Rakijašić is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Rakijasic " 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 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.