Mešnjak families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Varazdin. In Pece in Zlatar area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Mešnjak.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Mešnjak live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Pece in Zlatar area (45), Zagreb (35), Gotalovec in Zlatar area (15), Podrute (15), and in Sisak (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Mešnjak (including: Mesnjak , Mesnyak ) is present in four countries on two continents. "Mesnyak " 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 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.