In Croatia, Hitner families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Slatina area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Hitner live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Borik in Orahovica area (<10), Visnjevac (<5), and in Virovitica (<5).