Rakocija families are Croats and they are mostly from Slunj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj area and in Zadar. In Tatar Varoš in Slunj area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Rakocija.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Rakocija live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Tatar Varos in Slunj area (35), Cerna in Zupanja area (30), Zadar (15), Karlovac (15), and in Split (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Rakocija is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Rakocija " 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 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.