In Croatia, Lesi families are mainly Croats (from Bosnian Krajina ), rarely Ukrainians (also from Bosnian Krajina ), and very rarely Bosniaks (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Srbac area) and in Slavonski Brod. In Donji Srđevići in Bosnian Krajina every third inhabitant had the family name Lesi.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Lesi live in Croatia today, in 8 households. They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (<10), Rijeka (<5), in Staro Petrovo Selo (<5) and Godinjak (<5) in Nova Gradiska area, and in Bicko Selo in Slavonski Brod area (<5).