In Croatia, Plantan families are Croats (from Vinkovci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Vinkovci.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Plantan live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Samobor (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Plantan is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Plantan " is used by some 200 people in Tanzania and about 100 in the United States.