Surname Levec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Levec families are almost entirely Croats (from Cakovec area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area. In Dunjkovec in Cakovec area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Levec.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Levec live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<10), Cakovec (<5), and in Lopatinec (<5) and Slakovec (<5) in Cakovec area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Levec (including: Levez , Lewec , Levecchi , Levetz , Levecci and Lewetz ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. "Levetz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Levecci " is used by few people in the United States. "Levecchi " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Levec, Vladimir Levec, Goran Levec, Predrag Levec, Anita Levec, Brankica Levec, Aleksandar Levec, Josip Levec, Ružica Levec, Stjepan Levec, Željko Levec, Nebojša Levec, Vjeran Levec, Alenka Levec, Peter Levec, Marija Levec, Zdenko Levec, Dragutin Levec, Slava Levec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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