In Croatia, Meze families are Croats (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Duga Resa.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Meze live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Komiza on the Island of Vis (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Meze (including: Meeze , Mezzie and Mezze ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. "Mezzie " 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 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.