In Croatia, Čukec families are Croats (from Ludbreg area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg and in Ludbreg area. In Mali Bukovec in Ludbreg area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Čukec.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Čukec live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in only five naselja i to in Mali Bukovec (15) and Dubovica (<10) in Ludbreg area, Sigetec Ludbreski (<5), Mali Bukovec in Zlatar area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čukec is present in this form only in Croatia.
