Brečić families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotsko. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotsko and Metkovic.
Prevalence
About 230 people with faimily name Brečić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are only located in in 10 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Metkovic (95), Glavina Donja (55), Imotski (45), Zagreb (35), and in Knin (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Brečić (including: Brecic , Berecic and Brecich ) is present in 11 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.