In Croatia, Smjerog families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Nova Gradiska.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Smjerog live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Gornji Bogicevci in Nova Gradiska area (20), Zagreb (10), Okucani in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Nova Gradiska (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Smjerog is present in this form only in Croatia.