Maranić families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krapina area.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Maranić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Dugo Selo (<10), Samatovci in Valpovo area (<10), Selno in Krapina area (<10), and in Pula (<5).
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.