Mlikota families are Croats and they are mostly from north Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in North Herzegovina (Konjic area) and in Makarska area. In places Falanovo Brdo and Trusina in North Herzegovina every sixth inhabitant had the family name Mlikota.
Prevalence
About 250 people with faimily name Mlikota live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Zagvozd in Makarska area (50), Zagreb (50), Split (35), Metkovic (15), and in Makarska (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Mlikota is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Mlikota " is used by some 60 people in Australia , small number in Argentina , and 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.