In Croatia, Žitinić families are generally Croats (from Opatija ), very rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Žitinić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (10), Opatija (<5), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<5), and in Martina (<5) and Lovran (<5) in Opatija area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Žitinić (including: Zitinic , Zitinich ) is present in two countries.
