In Croatia, Šimlješa families are Croats (from Solin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Sinj.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Šimlješa live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Solin (<10), Sinj (<5), and in Bajagic (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šimlješa is present in this form only in Croatia.