In Croatia, Rikanović families are Croats by relative majority (from the Island of Krk ), equally Serbs (from Tuzla Region (Bosnia) ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Rijeka. In Smoljanovci in Pozega area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Rikanović.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Rikanović live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Gunja in Zupanja area (<10), Osijek (<5), Rovinj (<5), Kraljevica (<5), and in Vrbnik on the Island of Krk (<5).