Vižintin families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Buzet area , also Italians (from Buje ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Umag.
Prevalence
About 260 people with faimily name Vižintin live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Umag (45), Buje (30), Zagreb (15), Gradinje in Buzet area (15), and in Zadar (15).
Outside Croatia
At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (5) and Sweden (1). Family name Vižintin is present in two countries.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.