Žepina families are Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac area and in Benkovac. In Donja Jagodnja in Benkovac area every second inhabitant had the family name Žepina.
Prevalence
About 250 people with faimily name Žepina live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zadar (45), Donja Jagodnja in Benkovac area (35), Biograd na moru (30), Vir in Nin area (30), and in Benkovac (25).
Outside Croatia
At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (5), the United States (3), and to Austria (1). Family name Žepina is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Zepina " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation.
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.
