Dominis families are Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Biograd na moru.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Dominis live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Biograd na moru (45), Sali on Dugi (Long) Island (40), Zagreb (20), Zadar (20), and in Postira on the Island of Brac (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Dominis is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Dominis " is used by some 100 people in Italy , some 100 people in the United States , and some 80 people in Brazil. "Dominish " is used by some 90 people in Australia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Hungary.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.
