Surname Lesinger in modern Croatia

Lesinger families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area. In Jagodno in Velika Gorica every fifth inhabitant had the family name Lesinger.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Lesinger live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Cakovec (15), Nedelisce in Cakovec area (15), Novo Cice (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Trnovec in Cakovec area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lesinger (including: Lessinger , Leshinger ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Lesinger " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Lessinger " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Brazil , and small number of people in Germany. "Leshinger " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Lesinger, Dubravko Lesinger, Dragutin Lesinger, Nina Lesinger, Rudi Lesinger, Stjepan Lesinger, Darko Lesinger, Pavao Lesinger, Damir Lesinger, Paula Lesinger, Senada Lesinger, Sanja Lesinger, Boris Lesinger, Mario Lesinger, Ksenija Lesinger, Gordana Lesinger, Tanja Lesinger, Divna Lesinger, Kristijan Lesinger

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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