Surname Leh in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Leh families are generally Croats (from Osijek area ), very rarely Germans (from Donji Miholjac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Donji Miholjac area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Leh live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Antunovac (<10), Cepin (<5) and Ivanovac (<5) in Osijek area, and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leh (including: Lech , Lethi , Leche , Leth , Lecha , Lechi , Lethu , Leeh and Lecth ) is present in 118 countries worldwide. "Lech " is used by some 10000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Germany. "Leth " is used by some 2000 people in Denmark , about 500 in the United States , and some 300 people in the Philippines. "Lecth " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Arsen Leh, Dario Leh, Zlatko Leh, Dalibor Leh, Slađana Leh, Violeta Leh, Kata Leh, Jadranka Leh, Marija Leh, Suzana Leh, Antun Leh, Veronika Leh, Vendelin Leh, Ana Leh, Ena Leh, Toni Leh, Darija Leh, Andrija Leh, Janja Leh

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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