In Croatia, Paunić families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Ploce area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja and in Vukovar area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Paunić live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Borovo in Vukovar area (<10), Petrinja (<5), Zupanja (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Donja Budicina (<5).