In Croatia, Stancich families are predominantly Croats (from Rijeka ), rarely Italians (from Umag ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Umag.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Stancich live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Rijeka (<5) and Novigrad (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Stancich is present in 16 countries worldwide. "Stanchich " 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 forty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.