Brkanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Donji Miholjac area , rarely Bosniaks (Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donji Miholjac area and in Nasice.
Prevalence
About 150 people with faimily name Brkanić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Sljivosevci in Donji Miholjac area (20), Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (15), Magadenovac in Donji Miholjac area (15), and in Nasice (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Brkanić is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Brkanic " is used by few people in the United States.
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.