Pavleka families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Novi area).
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Pavleka live in Croatia today, in 40 households. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Medari in Nova Gradiska area (10), Petrinja (<10), Smrtic in Nova Gradiska area (<10), and in Zadar (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pavleka is present in 7 countries on three continents. "Pavlecka " is used by some 80 people in Czech Republic and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.