In Croatia, Hegji families are Croats (from Vrbovec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Hegji live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Vrbovec (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hegji is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Hegji " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hegyi " is used by some 6000 people in Hungary , about 800 in Romania , and some 600 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 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.