In Croatia, Lopatar families are Croats (from Dugo Selo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dugo Selo and Zagreb. In Velika Ostrna in Dugo Selo every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Lopatar.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Lopatar live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Velika Ostrna (<5), and in Ivanja Reka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Lopatar is present in three countries.