Žužul families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotsko and in Imotski area. In Grubine in Imotski area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Žužul.
Prevalence
About 370 people with faimily name Žužul live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Grubine in Imotski area (165), Zagreb (110), Imotski (45), Split (40), and in Koprivnica (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Žužul is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Zuzul " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Austria.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.