In Croatia, Čitar families are predominantly Croats (from Porec ), rarely Italians (also from Porec ), and very rarely Slovenes (again from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Porec. In Velići in Buje area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Čitar.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Čitar live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in only five naselja i to in Porec (25), Tar (10), Pula (<10), Novigrad (<5), and in Vabriga (<5).