Lizatović families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska area and in Split.
Prevalence
About 150 people with faimily name Lizatović live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Split (40), Zagreb (35), Krstatice in Makarska area (15), Osijek (<10), and in Varazdin (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Lizatović (including: Lizatovic , Lizatovich ) is present in 8 countries on three continents.
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.