In Croatia, Zonta families are generally Croats (from Rovinj area ), rarely Italians (from Rovinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Slovenia. In Žonti in Buzet every third inhabitant had the family name Zonta.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Zonta live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in two Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Pula (<10), Rovinj (<10), in Marici (<10) and Bale (<10) in Rovinj area, and in Skuljari (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Zonta is present in 31 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1932 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.