In Croatia, Bachich families are Italians (from Rijeka area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Bachich live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only two Croatian places: in Rijeka (<5) and Kosi in Rijeka area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bachich is present in 6 countries worldwide. The family name "Bachich " is used by some 200 people in Syria , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Morocco.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.