In Croatia, Ligatić families are Croats (from Novi Vinodolski area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Skradin and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Ligatić live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are only located in two Croatian cities and another small place , mostly in Bribir in Novi Vinodolski area (15), Novi Vinodolski (<5), and in Opatija (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ligatić (including: Ligatic , Ligatich ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Ligatich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.