In Croatia, Legan families are predominantly Croats (from Zapresic area ), rarely Italians (from Rijeka ), and very rarely Slovenes (from Biograd na moru ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zapresic area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Legan live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<10), in Senkovec (<5) and Donji Laduc (<5) in Zapresic area, and in Biograd na moru (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.