Španjić families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrgorac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrgorac area and in Sinj area.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Španjić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Otric-Seoci in Vrgorac area (50), Split (40), Rijeka (15), Metkovic (15), and in Omisalj on the Island of Krk (15).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Španjić (including: Spanjic , Spanjich ) is present in four countries on three continents. The family name "Spanjic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Spanjich " is used by small number of people in Australia 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 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.