Surname Leka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Leka families are mainly Croats (from Jastrebarsko ), equally Serbs, and barely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Otocac area. In Vranovača in Otocac area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Leka.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Leka live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Licko Petrovo Selo in Otocac area (<10), Umag (<10), Vranovaca in Otocac area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Leka (including: Lekha , Lekka , Lecka , Leekha , Leeka , Leckha , Lekah , Lekhah and Lehka ) is present in 125 countries worldwide. "Lecka " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 70 in the United States , and some 60 people in Germany. "Lekah " is used by few people in the United States. "Leeka " is used by some 200 people in South Africa , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Thailand.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Leka, Denis Leka, Damir Leka, Marijan Leka, Zoran Leka, Tihomir Leka, Grozdana Leka, Milan Leka, Lazo Leka, Sonja Leka, Zdravka Leka, Mladen Leka, Lea Leka, Goran Leka, Marina Leka, Silvija Leka, Mladenka Leka, Dijana Leka, Desanka Leka

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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