In Croatia, Smodej families are Croats (from Belisce ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Belisce.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Smodej live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Vukovar (<10), in Dobrinj (<5) and Vrbnik (<5) on the Island of Krk, Belisce (<5), and in Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Smodej is present in five countries on two continents. "Smodey " is used by few people in the United States.
