Ražnjević 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 Benkovac.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Ražnjević live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and four other places, mostly in Polaca in Benkovac area (75), Zadar (25), Benkovac (15), Biograd na moru (10), and in Rijeka (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ražnjević is present in this form only in Croatia.
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.