Čolakovac families are Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Vinkovci.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Čolakovac live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Gradiste in Zupanja area (65), Rijeka (15), Stitar (10), Zupanja (<10), and in Bosnjaci in Zupanja area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čolakovac is present in this form only in Croatia.
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.