In Croatia, Čertan families are predominantly Croats (from Slatina area ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Virovitica.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Čertan live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Karlovac (<10), Cadjavicki Lug in Slatina area (<10), and in Topolje in Beli Manastir area (<5).