Surname Lažeta in modern Croatia

Lažeta 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 Imotski area and in Herzegovina (Posusje area).

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Lažeta live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (95), Imotski (30), Split (25), Ricice in Imotski area (15), and in Dugi Rat in Omis area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lažeta (including: Lazeta , Lazzetta and Lazetta ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. "Lazetta " is used by few people in the United States. "Lazzetta " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Lažeta, Ivan Lažeta, Vlasta Lažeta, Edvard Lažeta, Anđelka Lažeta, Višnja Lažeta, Milan Lažeta, Filip Lažeta, Dubravko Lažeta, Violeta Lažeta, Mario Lažeta, Anita Lažeta, Mijo Lažeta, Ana Lažeta, Marijana Lažeta, Tatijana Lažeta, Veselka Lažeta, Mladen Lažeta, Ante Lažeta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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