Maganić families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Sinj.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Maganić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and four other places, mostly in Vukovar (20), Osijek (15), Zagreb (15), Sinj (15), and in Citluk (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Maganić is present in five countries on three continents.
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.