Surname Leština in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Leština live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leština (including: Lestina , Leschtina and Leshutina ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Lestina " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 300 in Czech Republic , and some 300 people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Damir Leština, Josip Leština, Marija Leština, Nikica Leština

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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