Rakonić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Nova Gradiska area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and in Nova Gradiska area.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Rakonić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Vrbje in Nova Gradiska area (25), Zagreb (15), Vinkovci (15), Vrbovljani in Nova Gradiska area (15), and in Nova Gradiska (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Rakonić (including: Rakonic , Rakonick ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. "Rakonick " 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.