Surname Lepen in modern Croatia

Lepen families are Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Mursko Sredisce area.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Lepen live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Cakovec (30), Podturen in Mursko Sredisce area (15), Varazdin (<10), and in Strahoninec in Cakovec area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lepen (including: Leppen , Löppen ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. "Leppen " is used by some 200 people in Namibia , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Sanja Lepen, Gordan Lepen, Josip Lepen, Branko Lepen, Vesna Lepen, Mario Lepen, Tihomir Lepen, Božica Lepen, Nina Lepen, Ivan Lepen, Dejan Lepen, Slađana Lepen, Štefanija Lepen, Nino Lepen, Zoran Lepen, Božidar Lepen, Mladen Lepen, Tomislav Lepen, Danijela Lepen

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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