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.
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).
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.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.
