In Croatia, Pinzan families are mainly Italians (from Pula area ), equally Croats (also from Pula area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Labin area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Pinzan live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Vodnjan in Pula area (15), Pula (<10), Jadreski in Pula area (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Valbandon (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pinzan is present in 11 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.
