Tufekčić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area) and in Tuzla Region, Bosnia (Tuzla area). In Ljubače in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every seventh inhabitant had the family name Tufekčić.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Tufekčić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Otok in Vinkovci area (20), Strosinci in Zupanja area (15), Zupanja (<10), and in Vukovar (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Tufekčić is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Tufekcic " is used by some 200 people in Iraq , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Italy.
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.
