Ronta families are Croats and they are mostly from Donji Miholjac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donji Miholjac area and in Pozega.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Ronta live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Viljevo in Donji Miholjac area (45), Donji Miholjac (15), Osijek (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ronta (including: Ronthya , Rontah ) is present in 6 countries on three continents.
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.