Surname Šleger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šleger families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and Donji Miholjac.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Šleger live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Kosovac in Nova Gradiska area (<5), Donji Miholjac (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šleger (including: Sleger , Schleger , Schlaeger , Shleger , Schläger , Scheleger , Sleeger , Schlieger and Schaleger ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Sleger " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Schleger " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 90 people in Ivory Coast. "Schlaeger " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 70 people in Nepal.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Šleger, Ivica Šleger, Josip Šleger, Antun Šleger, Tomislav Šleger, Rudolf Šleger, Aleksandra Šleger, Lucija Šleger, Matilda Šleger, Dragica Šleger, Alojz Šleger, Vesna Šleger, Ivan Šleger, Ivana Šleger, Jozef Šleger, Slavka Šleger, Vencl Šleger, Većeslav Šleger

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