Čakanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrbovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Samobor.
Prevalence
About 190 people with faimily name Čakanić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Samobor (30), Zagreb (15), in Bestovje (10) and Strmec (10) in Samobor area, and in Strazanac in Daruvar area (10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.