Surname Lefler in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lefler families are predominantly Croats (from Virovitica ), rarely Czechs (from Grubisno Polje ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Backa, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Lefler live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Ivanovo Selo (<10), Podrvanj in Rijeka area (<5), Virovitica (<5), and in Rezovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lefler (including: Leffler , Löffler and Löfler ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Lefler " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 400 in Russian Federation , and some 400 people in Canada. "Leffler " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 700 in Germany , and some 500 people in Sweden.

Characteristic first names

Bruno Lefler, Zdenka Lefler, Vlado Lefler, Stjepan Lefler, Boris Lefler, Miroslav Lefler, Ankica Lefler, Brankica Lefler, Vladimir Lefler, Atilla Lefler, Antun Lefler, Ljubomir Lefler, Zdravko Lefler, Jasminka Lefler, Nada Lefler, Leo Lefler, Zoltan Lefler, Ladislav Lefler, Ljubica Lefler

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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