In Croatia, Lihović families are predominantly Bosniaks (from Herzegovine ), rarely Croats (from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Bosnian Krajina (Kotor Varos area).
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Lihović live in Croatia today, in four households only. They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Gradna (<10), and in Bestovje (<5) and Rakitje (<5) in Samobor area.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.