Plažanin families are Croats and they are mostly from Daruvar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Pakrac.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Plažanin live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Sirac in Daruvar area (45), Kutina (10), Daruvar (10), Zagreb (10), and in Osijek (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Plažanin is present in two countries on two 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.