Pletikosa families are Croats and they are mostly from Banja Luka area (Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Drnis.
Prevalence
About 190 people with faimily name Pletikosa live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Sibenik (25), Zadar (20), Rijeka (15), and in Bilice in Sibenik area (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pletikosa is present in 8 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.