Ferenčina families are Croats and they are mostly from Krizevci area. According to some sources they are from Madzarevo near Novi Marof. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Ferenčina live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Novi Marof (30), Madzarevo (20), Sveti Petar Cvrstec in Krizevci area (10), and in Karlovac (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (1), the United States (1), and to Germany (1). Family name Ferenčina is present in five countries on two continents.
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.