In Croatia, Štaka families are Croats (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Štaka live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (15), Vodovadja in Dubrovnik area (<10), Trsteno (<10), Gruda in Dubrovnik area (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).