In Croatia, Laganis families are mainly Croats (from Buzet area ), less frequently Italians (from Buzet area ), and very rarely Slovenes (also from Buzet area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Buzet area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Laganis live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 8 other places, mostly in Kaldir (10) and Oprtalj (<10) in Buzet area, Buje (<10), Umag (<5), and in Pazin (<5).