Surname Lepej in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lepej families are almost entirely Croats (from Klanjec area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Lepej live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located and 6 other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Sibenik (<10), Prosenik in Klanjec area (<10), Tomasevec (<10), and in Zapresic (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lepej (including: Lepee , Leppee , Lepey and Leppey ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. "Lepey " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Leppey " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zorica Lepej, Ankica Lepej, Renato Lepej, Saša Lepej, Marija Lepej, Ivana Lepej, Roni Lepej, Ivan Lepej, Željko Lepej, Melanija Lepej, Mario Lepej, Josip Lepej, Tanja Lepej, Zlatko Lepej, Natalija Lepej, Damir Lepej, Ivica Lepej, Vesna Lepej, Slavko Lepej

Mentions in sources

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

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