In Croatia, Bistrić families are almost entirely Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar area and in Dubrovnik area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Bistrić live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zadar (10), Zagreb (<10), Cavtat in Dubrovnik area (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Mlini in Dubrovnik area (<5).