Šmintić families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Šmintić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), in Cvetlin (25) and Jazbina Cvetlinska (20) in Lepoglava area, Velika Gorica (<5), and in Lucko (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šmintić (including: Smintic , Smintich ) is present in three countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.