Surname Lejo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lejo families are Croats (from Omis area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Sinj area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Lejo live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 100 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Split (45), Dugi Rat in Omis area (10), Omis (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Solin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lejo (including: Leeto , Leyo , Leero , Leedo , Leepo , Leeco , Leio , Leejo and Leeo ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. "Leyo " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Morocco , and small number of people in France. "Leejo " is used by few people in the United States. "Leeo " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Lejo, Nebojša Lejo, Milena Lejo, Dražena Lejo, Lili Lejo, Milenko Lejo, Dijana Lejo, Branka Lejo, Damir Lejo, Ljiljana Lejo, Smiljana Lejo, Jakiša Lejo, Ivica Lejo, Gorana Lejo, Stipan Lejo, Srećko Lejo, Matija Lejo, Branko Lejo, Mate Lejo

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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