Stapić families are Croats and they are mostly from Zagvozda , near Imotskog. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Makarska area.
Prevalence
About 220 people with faimily name Stapić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Split (70), Zagvozd in Makarska area (30), Osijek (25), Zagreb (20), and in Rovisce in Bjelovar area (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Stapić is present in 8 countries worldwide. The family name "Stapic " is used by small number of people in United Arab Emirates , small number in Germany , and small number in the United States.
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.