Smoljanić families are generally Serbs and they are mostly from Slatina area , less frequently Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Pula. In Gornji Meljani in Slatina area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Smoljanić.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Smoljanić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Pula (15), Zagreb (10), Osijek (<10), Gornji Meljani in Slatina area (<10), and in Karlovac (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Smoljanić (including: Smoljanic , Smolyanich ) is present in 8 countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
