Surname Lekšan in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Lekšan live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Osijek (15), Cepin in Osijek area (<10), Umag (<5), and in Vilanija (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lekšan (including: Leksan , Lekshman ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Leksan " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Egypt. "Lekshman " is used by small number of people in United Arab Emirates , small number in Oman , and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Lekšan, Dražen Lekšan, Jelica Lekšan, Tihomir Lekšan, Dario Lekšan, Marija Lekšan, Viktor Lekšan, Damir Lekšan, Vilim Lekšan, Kata Lekšan, Anastazija Lekšan, Tomislav Lekšan, Ivana Lekšan, Zoran Lekšan, Tihana Lekšan, Eva Lekšan, Manda Lekšan, Vjekoslav Lekšan, Stjepan Lekšan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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