Dunatov families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan.
Prevalence
About 270 people with faimily name Dunatov live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zadar (120), Preko on the Island of Ugljan (70), Zagreb (15), Bozava on Dugi (Long) Island (15), and in Split (10).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Dunatov is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Dunatov " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Italy , and small number of people in Australia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.