Atlija families are Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region , Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Sanski Most area) and in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area). In Stara Rijeka in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every ninth inhabitant had the family name Atlija.
Prevalence
About 280 people with faimily name Atlija live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Bjelovar (25), Grubisno Polje (25), Dugo Selo (15), and in Sesvete (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Atlija (including: Hathliya , Athaliya and Atlieva ) is present in 11 countries on three 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.