Surname Leben in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Leben families are generally Croats (from Daruvar ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Leben live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and another small place , mostly in Daruvar (<10), Orahovica (<5), Zagreb (<5), Split (<5), and in Gornji Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leben (including: Lebehn , Lebben and Lebhen ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Leben " is used by some 900 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 100 people in France. "Lebehn " is used by some 200 people in Micronesia and small number in the United States. "Lebben " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Leben, Danijela Leben, Danijel Leben, Katarina Leben, Goran Leben, Stane Leben, Antun Leben, Marija Leben, Silvijo Leben, Igor Leben, Marina Leben, Zdenko Leben, Ivan Leben, Katica Leben, Silvana Leben, Anka Leben, Tereza Leben, Stanislava Leben, Stanislav Leben

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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