Zimonja families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Glina area , whereas often Croats (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina area and in Karlovac. In Bukovica in Glina area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Zimonja.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Zimonja live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Karlovac (10), in Gvozd (10) and Topusko (10) in Glina area, and in Vukovar (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Zimonja is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Zimonja " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.