In Croatia, Baketa families are almost entirely Croats (from Ilok area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and in Ilok area. In Cerova in Podrinje (Bosnia) every fourth inhabitant had the family name Baketa.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Baketa live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Vukovar (15), Lovas in Ilok area (10), Zagreb (<10), Slatina (<10), and in Osijek (<5).