Mecanović families are Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Vinkovci. In Cerić in Vinkovci area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Mecanović.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Mecanović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Nustar in Vinkovci area (55), Vinkovci (25), Ceric in Vinkovci area (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Pula (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Mecanović is present in three 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.