Mlivić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , less frequently Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Brod area) and in Slavonski Brod.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Mlivić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (15), Zagreb (15), Gunja in Zupanja area (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Tovarnik in Ilok area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Mlivić is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Mlivic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in the Netherlands.
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.