Ježovita families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof and Lepoglava.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Ježovita live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Podevcevo (35), Varazdin (20), Kamenicko Podgorje (15), Zagreb (15), and in Zarovnica (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ježovita 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.