Surname Leto in modern Croatia

Leto families are Croats and they are mostly from east Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Tomislavgrad area) and in Herzegovina (Mostar area). In Zavala in East Herzegovina every seventh inhabitant had the family name Leto.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Leto live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Dubrovnik (15), Cibaca in Dubrovnik area (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Sukosan in Zadar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leto (including: Lehto , Letto , Lethoko , Letho , Leeto , Lethco , Lethgo , Lethao and Lethio ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. The family name "Leto " is used by some 4000 people in Russian Federation , about 3000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Italy. "Lehto " is used by some 5000 people in Finland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Sweden. "Leeto " is used by some 600 people in South Africa and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Leto, Iris Leto, Siniša Leto, Valerija Leto, Anđa Leto, Ines Leto, Nikica Leto, Nataša Leto, Gordana Leto, Boja Leto, Andrija Leto, Aljoša Leto, Danica Leto, Niko Leto, Tihomir Leto, Andrijana Leto, Lukša Leto, Mara Leto, Drago Leto

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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