In Croatia, Hot families are predominantly Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), rarely Bosniaks (from Zupanja area ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area).
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Hot live in Croatia today, in 10 households. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Split (<10), Osijek (<10), Glina (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Gunja in Zupanja area (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.