Žmirić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb , also Serbs and Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Žmirić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Rijeka (25), Zagreb (15), Bjelina (10), Split (10), and in Miranje (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Žmirić (including: Zmiric , Zmirich ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. "Zmirich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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.