Surname Leci in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Leci families are almost entirely Croats (from Kutina area ), very rarely Albanians (from Koprivnica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska and Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Leci live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and two other places, mostly in Virovitica (<10), Zagreb (<10), Knin (<10), Popovaca in Kutina area (<10), and in Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leci (including: Lezzi , Lecchi , Lecci , Lechi , Lecy , Lezi , Lechy , Lezzie and Lezie ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. "Lezi " is used by small number of people in Indonesia and small number of people in the United States. "Lezie " is used by few people in the United States. "Lecci " is used by some 1000 people in Italy , about 100 in Brazil , and some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Leci, Slavica Leci, Damir Leci, Franjo Leci, Bahri Leci, Vehbi Leci, Ivica Leci, Ružica Leci, Miroslav Leci, Ankica Leci, Mirjam Leci, Ratko Leci, Vendelin Leci, Vesna Leci, Flamur Leci, Stjepan Leci, Milka Leci, Zora Leci, Antun Leci

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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