Čikotić families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Split. In Nova Sela in Sinj area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Čikotić.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Čikotić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Split (80), Dugi Rat in Omis area (25), Omis (10), Nova Sela in Sinj area (10), and in Ploce (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čikotić is present in 11 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.