In Croatia, Leščanec families are Croats (from Ozalj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Ozalj.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Leščanec live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Vivodina (<10), Kamanje in Ozalj area (<10), Donji Ostri Vrh Ozaljski (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Mali Erjavec (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Leščanec is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Lescanec " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada.
