In Croatia, Freitag families are Croats (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Freitag live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Belisce (<10), Osijek (<5), Koprivnica (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Freitag is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Freitag " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 9000 in the United States , and some 5000 people in Brazil. "Freytag " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 400 people in France.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.