Čmarec families are Croats and they are mostly from Donja Stubica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Donja Stubica area.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Čmarec live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Slani Potok in Donja Stubica area (30), Josipovo in Slatina area (10), Donja Podgora (<10), and in Slatina (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čmarec is present in two countries on two continents.
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.