In Croatia, Hamata families are mainly Croats (from Pozega area ), rarely Germans (from Pozega ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and in Orahovica area. In Hrnjevac in Orahovica area every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Hamata.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Hamata live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Rajsavac in Pozega area (<5), and in Pozega (<5).