In Croatia, Meljnjak families are Croats (from Varazdin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg area and in Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Meljnjak live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only four Croatian places: in Pribislavec (<10), in Papinec (<5) and Vidovec (<5) in Varazdin area, and in Bestovje in Samobor area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Meljnjak is present in four countries on two continents. "Meliniak " is used by few 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 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.