In Croatia, Vitlić families are Croats (from Makarska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska and in Makarska area. In Tučepi in Makarska area every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Vitlić.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Vitlić live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Tucepi in Makarska area (55), Makarska (<10), Split (<5), and in Metkovic (<5).