Fantina families are Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Fantina live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Sveti Filip i Jakov in Biograd na moru area (65), Zadar (10), Pakostane in Biograd na moru area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Turanj in Biograd na moru area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Fantina is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Fantina " is used by some 100 people in Italy , small number in Indonesia , and small number of 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.
