Prgin families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik area and in Sibenik.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Prgin live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Sibenik (35), in Primosten (30) and Primosten Burnji (15) in Sibenik area, and in Rijeka (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Prgin is present in 9 countries on four continents. "Pergin " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Turkey.
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.