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Surname Bistrica in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Bistrica families are predominantly Croats (from Jastrebarsko area ), rarely Hungarians (from Osijek area ), and barely Bosniaks (from Pozega ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Jastrebarsko area. In Kupinečki Kraljevec in Zagreb every sixth inhabitant had the family name Bistrica.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Bistrica live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Kupinec in Jastrebarsko area (25), Bilje in Osijek area (<10), Pozega (<10), Kraljevac in Bjelovar area (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Bistrica is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Bistrica " is used by small number of people in Moldova and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Izolda Bistrica,
Walentine Bistrica,
Roland Bistrica,
Sanja Bistrica,
Stevo Bistrica,
Mario Bistrica,
Mladen Bistrica,
Kristina Bistrica,
Jelena Bistrica,
Milena Bistrica,
Miljenko Bistrica,
Davor Bistrica,
Stjepan Bistrica,
Vladimir Bistrica,
Janoš Bistrica,
Laslo Bistrica,
Milan Bistrica,
Vlado Bistrica,
Zdenka Bistrica