Surname Leva in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Leva families are Croats (from Sibenik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Skradin and Sibenik.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Leva live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Sibenik (<10), Split (<5), Porec (<5), Bilice in Sibenik area (<5), and in Marina in Trogir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leva (including: Lewa , Levá , Leeva , Lleva , Lewah , Leewah , Levva , Lhewa and Hleva ) is present in 86 countries worldwide. "Levva " is used by few people in the United States. "Lleva " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Lhewa " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Neven Leva, Ante Leva, Mirjo Leva, Antonio Leva, Jolanda Leva, Josip Leva, Frane Leva, Ana Leva, Zora Leva, Danijel Leva, Helena Leva, Mijo Leva, Kata Leva, Marko Leva, Danira Leva, Zoran Leva, Ivna Leva, Jelena Leva, Katarina Leva

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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