In Croatia, Ismailji families are Albanians by relative majority (from Srijem, Vojvodina ), rarely Croats (from Osijek ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Kosovo.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Ismailji live in Croatia today, in 7 households. They are located in five Croatian cities only: in Rijeka (10), Osijek (<10), Zapresic (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Novska (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ismailji is present in 8 countries on three continents.