In Croatia, Maleničić families are Croats (from Omis ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Omis. In Ostrvica in Omis every tenth inhabitant had the family name Maleničić.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Maleničić live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Ostrvica (10), Omis (<10), Split (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Zupanja (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Maleničić is present in this form only in Croatia.