In Croatia, Bilal families are mainly Croats (from Glina area ), rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Ljubnići in Middle Bosnia every second inhabitant had the family name Bilal.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Bilal live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Rijeka (<10), Rovinj (<10), Svrzevo in Jastrebarsko area (<5), and in Krapina (<5).