In Croatia, Ečim families are Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split. In Gornje Sitno in Split every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Ečim.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Ečim live in Croatia today, in 7 households. They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Split (<10), Gornje Sitno (<5), and in Jesenice in Omis area (<5).