In Croatia, Želežić families are Croats (from Ivanec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Želežić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Bedenec (10), Slatina (10), Ivanec (<10), and in Koprivnica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Želežić is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Zelezic " is used by small number of people in the United States.