In Croatia, Čakal families are Bosniaks by relative majority (from Zupanja area ), equally Croats (from Makarska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area).
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Čakal live in Croatia today, in three households only. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Gunja in Zupanja area (<10), and in Igrane (<5) and Zivogosce (<5) in Makarska area.