Varkaš families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Makarska area.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Varkaš live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagvozd in Makarska area (40), Split (35), Vinkovci (<10), Rastovac in Makarska area (<10), and in Makarska (<10).
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.