In Croatia, Basanić families are almost entirely Croats (from Labin ), very rarely Italians (from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Labin.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Basanić live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Pula (10), Porec (<10), Kapelica (<10), Presika (<10), and in Rijeka (<5).