Surname Lenići in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lenići families are Albanians (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Lenići live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Djakovo (<10) and Gundinci in Djakovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lenići (including: Lenici , Lenicki , Lenicky and Lenickii ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Lenici " is used by few people in the United States. "Lenicky " is used by some 100 people in Slovakia , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Neki Lenići, Xhafer Lenići, Valentina Lenići, Hajdar Lenići, Ridola Lenići, Lorina Lenići

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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