Bitanga families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotsko and in Imotski area.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Bitanga live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Split (50), Runovic in Imotski area (50), Zagreb (25), Osijek (15), and in Podstrana in Solin area (10).
Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Bitanga is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Bitanga " is used by some 3000 people in the Philippines , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Saudi Arabia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
