Cognomen Budišćak (Budišćak 
) , around the world, is a rare family name. The cognomen Budišćak is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is quite a rare surname.
Ana, Stjepan, Barbara, Božica, Danijel, Domagoj, Dragica, Dražen, Ljubica, Jasmina, Nevenka, Željko, Miroslav, Branimir, Dragutin, Gabriela, Jadranka, Tomislav, Silvana, Patricija, Siniša, Martina, Maja, Luka, Ivan, Mario, Matea, Petra, Draga, Josip, Ivana, Ivica, Marija, Marijo, Mladen, Suzana, Danica, Nikola, Helena, Milivoj, and Zvijezdana