Krpina families are Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac area and in Sibenik. In Banjevci in Benkovac area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Krpina.
Prevalence
About 200 people with faimily name Krpina live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zadar (55), Zagreb (55), Banjevci in Benkovac area (45), Rijeka (10), and in Varazdin (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Krpina (including: Cerpina , Cherpina and Kerpina ) is present in 9 countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.