In Croatia, Platušić families are Croats (from Novi Marof area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Koprivnica.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Platušić live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties and 8 other places, mostly in Gracina (15), Mirkovec Breznicki in Novi Marof area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Novi Marof (<5), and in Sveti Ivan Zabno in Krizevci area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Platušić is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Platusic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.