Živičnjak families are Croats the family name originates from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krapina area. In Svedruža in Krapina area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Živičnjak.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Živičnjak live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Svedruza in Krapina area (50), Vojsak (15), Krapina (10), and in Valentinovo (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Živičnjak is present in two countries.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.