In Croatia, Pincin families are mainly Italians (from Buje area ), equally Croats (also from Buje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Umag and in Slovenia. In Makovci in Buje area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Pincin.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Pincin live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located and 7 other Croatian places, mostly in Zavrsje in Buje area (<10), Pula (<10), Triban (<5), Makovci in Buje area (<5), and in Pican in Pazin area (<5).