In Croatia, Zelenović families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Jastrebarsko ), and barely Slovenes (from Pazin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrlika area and in Split. In Miholjače in East Herzegovina nearly every inhabitant had the family name Zelenović.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Zelenović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Pazin (<10), Civljane in Vrlika area (<10), Pula (<10), and in Split (<10).