In Croatia, Čikato families are almost entirely Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), very rarely Romanians (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area. In Stupa in Dubrovnik area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Čikato.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Čikato live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent. They are located in only five Croatian places: in Mokosica (20), Dubrovnik (15), Stupa in Dubrovnik area (<10), Nova Mokosica (<10), and in Topolo in Dubrovnik area (<5).