In Croatia, Šmitlehner families are Croats (from Varazdin area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Varazdin area. In Novakovec Bisaški in Sveti Ivan Zelina nearly every inhabitant had the family name Šmitlehner.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Šmitlehner live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Trnovec in Varazdin area (<10), Novakovec Bisaski (<10), Virovitica (<10), and in Ludbreg (<10).
