In Croatia, Jelekovec families are Croats (from Petrinja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja area. In Lekenik in Petrinja area every nintieth inhabitant had the family name Jelekovec.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Jelekovec live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Demerje (<5), Pag on the Island of Pag (<5), and in Lekenik in Petrinja area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Jelekovec is present in this form only in Croatia.