Surname Lelek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Lelek live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (<10), Salovec (<10), Virovitica (<5), and in Gradna (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lelek (including: Lellek , Lelechka , Leleck , Lelleck , Lelec , Lelech and Lelechko ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Lelek " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 400 in Czech Republic , and some 200 people in the United States. "Leleck " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Lellek " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 50 in Poland , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Lelek, Renata Lelek, Đudi Lelek, Alojz Lelek, Marina Lelek, Darko Lelek, Marija Lelek, Vladimir Lelek, Ivan Lelek, Miroslav Lelek, Jadranka Lelek, Ivo Lelek, Zvonko Lelek, Marica Lelek, Nada Lelek, Zdenko Lelek, Sofija Lelek, Mato Lelek, Sabina Lelek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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