In Croatia, Sotonica families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Pakrac ), and very rarely Italians (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Pakrac. In Batinjani in Daruvar area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Sotonica.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Sotonica live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Daruvar (10), Batinjani in Daruvar area (10), Pakrac (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Sibovac in Daruvar area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Sotonica is present in five countries.