In Croatia, Ljesar families are generally Croats (from Djakovo area ), very rarely Montenegrins (from Cetinje, Montenegro ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Djakovo.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Ljesar live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Djakovo (<5), Trnava in Djakovo area (<5), Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ljesar is present in 9 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
