In Croatia, Hatvalić families are generally Croats (from Donji Miholjac ), barely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Belisce area. In Črnkovci in Belisce area every hundredth inhabitant had the family name Hatvalić.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Hatvalić live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Beli Manastir (10), Podgajci Podravski (<10), Osijek (<5), Donji Miholjac (<5), and in Sirinec in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hatvalić is present in this form only in Croatia.