Škarjak families are Croats and they are mostly from Duga Resa area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Duga Resa area and in Karlovac. In Jarče Polje in Duga Resa area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Škarjak.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Škarjak live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in only five naselja i to in Jarce Polje in Duga Resa area (30), Karlovac (20), Duga Resa (15), Jastrebarsko (<5), and in Krasic in Jastrebarsko area (<5).