In Croatia, Žemlić families are generally Croats (from Prelog area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Osijek area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Prelog area and in Cakovec.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Žemlić live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and 6 other places, mostly in Donji Vidovec in Prelog area (15), Zagreb (<10), Darda in Osijek area (<5), Grabovac in Beli Manastir area (<5), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.