In Croatia, Šmehil families are predominantly Croats (from Obrovac ), rarely Slovaks (from Nasice area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Nasice.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Šmehil live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (<10), Osijek (<10), Djakovo (<10), Gornji Karin (<5), and in Bracevci in Djakovo area (<5).