In Croatia, Lancia families are generally Croats (from Umag ), rarely Italians (from Labin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and in Rovinj area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Lancia live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Umag (<5), Rovinj (<5), and in Viskovici in Labin area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Lancia is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Lancia " is used by some 3000 people in Italy , about 900 in Ethiopia , and some 800 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.
