In Croatia, Spicijarić families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Krk ), barely Slovenes (from Rijeka ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and on the Island of Krk. In Sveti Vid-Miholjice on the Island of Krk every eighth inhabitant had the family name Spicijarić.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Spicijarić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Njivice (20) and Zidarici (15) on the Island of Krk, Rijeka (15), Zagreb (<10), and in Omisalj on the Island of Krk (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least 31 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (28), Australia (2), and to France (1). Family name Spicijarić is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Spicijaric " 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 few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
