Surname Leško in modern Croatia

Leško families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina and Kutina. In places Lepajci and Velika Ves in Krapina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Leško.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Leško live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 29 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Lepajci (40), Velika Ves (35), Kutina (25), and in Vratisinec in Mursko Sredisce area (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leško (including: Lesko , Leshko , Leszko , Lesco , Lescio , Leshoko , Leschko , Leschnko , Lescko and Leshcko ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Lesko " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 6000 in Slovakia , and some 5000 people in Ukraine. "Leszko " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 400 in Hungary , and some 80 people in the United States. "Lesco " is used by some 1000 people in Pakistan , about 400 in Moldova , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Leško, Damir Leško, Ksenija Leško, Marko Leško, Zdravko Leško, Ivica Leško, Davor Leško, Dejan Leško, Dragutin Leško, Robert Leško, Andreja Leško, Milan Leško, Irena Leško, Senka Leško, Mladen Leško, Ivan Leško, Miroslav Leško, Božo Leško, Saša Leško

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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