Cmrečak families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area. In Križanec in Varazdin area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Cmrečak.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Cmrečak live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Turcin (45) and Krizanec (20) in Varazdin area, Mursko Sredisce (<10), Varazdin (<10), and in Bartolovec in Varazdin area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Cmrečak is present in this form only in Croatia.
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.