Surname Lekan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lekan families are generally Croats (from Kraljevica ), very rarely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Cabar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Lekan live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Kraljevica (<10), Zapresic (<10), Skrljevo (<5), Prezid (<5), and in Plosna (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lekan (including: Lekhan , Lecan , Lechan , Lecian , Lekhanh , Leecan , Lecann , Lecanh and Leekan ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Lekan " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 400 in Poland , and some 200 people in Indonesia. "Lekhanh " is used by some 90 people in Viet Nam and small number in the United States. "Lechan " is used by small number of people in France , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Slovakia.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Lekan, Robert Lekan, Renata Lekan, Franjo Lekan, Manuela Lekan, Marko Lekan, Emil Lekan, Zemka Lekan, Igor Lekan, Dijana Lekan, Zdenko Lekan, Alojzije Lekan, Brankica Lekan, Marinko Lekan, Nina Lekan, Marija Lekan, Amalija Lekan, Duško Lekan, Štefanija Lekan

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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