Ždero families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotsko and in Imotski area.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Ždero live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Runovic (70) and Podosoje (10) in Imotski area, Zagreb (10), Imotski (10), and in Split (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ždero (including: Zdero , Zhdero ) is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Zdero " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Poland.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
