In Croatia, Hatežić families are Croats (from Rijeka area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka area and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Hatežić live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and 6 other places, mostly in Podhum in Rijeka area (15), Rijeka (<10), and in Drazice (<5), Cavle (<5) and Zastenice (<5) in Rijeka area.