Previšić families are Croats and they are mostly from Podrinje (Bosnia). According to some sources they are from Previsa (Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Podrinje, Bosnia (Zvornik area) and in Herzegovina (Capljina area). In Glumina in Podrinje (Bosnia) every third inhabitant had the family name Previšić.
Prevalence
About 310 people with faimily name Previšić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Metkovic (55), Vinkovci (35), Dubrovnik (30), and in Mokosica (25).
Outside Croatia
Family name Previšić (including: Previsic , Previsich ) is present in four countries on two continents. "Previsich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.