Surname Leković in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Leković families are mainly Croats (from Bijelo Polje, Montenegro ), rarely Montenegrins (from Bar, Montenegro ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Samobor.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Leković live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Samobor (<10), Pula (<5), Umag (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leković (including: Lekovich , Lekovic , Lekhovich , Leckovic , Lechowick , Lecovici , Lechowich , Leckowicz , Lechovic and Lekowicz ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Lekovic " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Germany , and some 70 people in Argentina. "Lekovich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Leckowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Leković, Saša Leković, Jasna Leković, Kamenko Leković, Miodrag Leković, Branislav Leković, Vojislav Leković, Maja Leković, Simo Leković, Željko Leković, Kolinda Leković, Gordana Leković, Koraljka Leković, Krsto Leković, Mišo Leković, Ana Leković, Božica Leković, Osman Leković, Nenad Leković

Mentions in sources

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

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