In Croatia, Botaš families are mainly Serbs, equally Croats (from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Srbac area) and in Rijeka. In Prevlje in North Herzegovina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Botaš.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Botaš live in Croatia today, in 6 households. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Cunski on the Island of Losinj (<5).