In Croatia, Batak families are predominantly Croats (from Bjelovar area ), rarely Serbs, and very rarely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Bosnian Krajina (Kotor Varos area).
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Batak live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Vukovar (<10), Djurdjevac (<10), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (<10), and in Sibenik (<5).
