Vještica families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (also from Knin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Zagreb. In places Pribudić and Rastičevo in Knin area every third inhabitant had the family name Vještica.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Vještica live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Rijeka (10), Zagreb (10), Knin (10), Split (<10), and in Pula (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Vještica is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Vjestica " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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.