Polegubić families are Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac area and in Sibenik.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Polegubić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Sibenik (20), Zagreb (15), Biograd na moru (15), Banjevci in Benkovac area (15), and in Vrana in Biograd na moru area (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Polegubić 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.