In Croatia, Katarin families are almost entirely Croats (from Djakovo area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Pula. In Mali Banovac in Pakrac every fifth inhabitant had the family name Katarin.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Katarin live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Satnica Djakovacka in Djakovo area (<10), Ljudevit Selo (<10), Pula (<5), and in Medulin in Pula area (<5).