Kancijan families are Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg and Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Kancijan live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Ludbreg (15), Koprivnica (<10), Bolfan (<10), Varazdin (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kancijan is present in four countries on two continents. "Canciyan " is used by few 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.