Surname Lenić in modern Croatia

Lenić families are Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Vinkovci. In Bošnjaci in Zupanja area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Lenić.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Lenić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Bosnjaci in Zupanja area (120), Zagreb (35), Zupanja (25), Stokovci in Labin area (25), and in Pula (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 14 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (8), Germany (4), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Lenić (including: Lenic , Lenich , Leniec , Lennick , Lenick , Lehnick , Lenych , Lenici and Lehnich ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Lenic " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Lenich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Lenick " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the Philippines.

Characteristic first names

Elvis Lenić, Branko Lenić, Kristian Lenić, Krunoslav Lenić, Krešimir Lenić, Damir Lenić, Jasna Lenić, Đurđica Lenić, Gabrijela Lenić, Mato Lenić, Petra Lenić, Mara Lenić, Ivan Lenić, Josip Lenić, Anica Lenić, Dean Lenić, Robi Lenić, Vladimir Lenić, Božica Lenić

Mentions in sources

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

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