Smoje families are Croats and they are mostly from Split. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Smoje live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and four other places, mostly in Split (80), Osijek (<10), Rijeka (<10), Solin (<10), and in Podstrana in Solin area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Smoje (including: Smaje , Smaye ) is present in 13 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.