Mekinić families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Omis.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Mekinić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Gata (35), Tugare (30), Split (10), Omis (10), and in Stobrec (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Mekinić is present in this form only in Croatia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.