In Croatia, Laketa families are mainly Croats (from Koprivnica area ), less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Karlovac. In Plužine in East Herzegovina every second inhabitant had the family name Laketa.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Laketa live in Croatia today, in 11 households. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Beli Manastir (<10), Zagreb (<10), Karlovac (<5), Dugi Rat in Omis area (<5), and in Split (<5).
