In Croatia, Mitrov families are predominantly Croats (from the Island of Murter ), very rarely Macedonians (from Metkovic ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Murter and in Karlovac.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Mitrov live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Murter on the Island of Murter (<10), Ploce (<5), Marinici in Rijeka area (<5), and in Zadar (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Mitrov (including: Mitrow , Miterov and Mytrov ) is present in 23 countries on four continents. "Mitrow " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.