Svitlanović families are Croats and they are mostly from Ilok area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Ilok area.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Svitlanović live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Ilaca in Ilok area (15), Zagreb (15), in Davor (15) and Vrbova (10) in Nova Gradiska area, and in Tovarnik in Ilok area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Svitlanović is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.