In Croatia, Ščuka families are Croats (from Djurdjevac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and in Djurdjevac area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Ščuka live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Ferdinandovac in Djurdjevac area (25), Djurdjevac (<10), Mlakovac in Duga Resa area (<5), Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5), and in Ravna Gora in Delnice area (<5).