In Croatia, Zigante families are mainly Croats (from Buzet area ), equally Italians (from Buje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buzet and in Slovenia. In Sirotići in Buzet every fifth inhabitant had the family name Zigante.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Zigante live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and 7 other places, mostly in Umag (<10), Novigrad (<10), Kostanjica in Buje area (<10), Plovanija (<5), and in Buje (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Zigante is present in 14 countries on four continents.
