Bartula families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Bosnian Krajina (Celinac area). In Kožlje in Middle Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Bartula.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Bartula live in Croatia today, in 20 households. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Golubic (10), Lukavac (<10), Knin (<10), and in Osijek (<10).
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.