Surname Pleška in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pleška families are Croats (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Backa, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pleška live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Baranjsko Petrovo Selo in Beli Manastir area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pleška (including: Pleska , Plesca , Pleshka , Plescia , Plescheva , Pleschka , Plescha , Pleská , Pleschova and Pleszka ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Pleska " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 80 people in Russian Federation. "Plescia " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 700 in Italy , and some 300 people in Argentina. "Plescha " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragan Pleška, Ivan Pleška, Ane Pleška, Marica Pleška, Viktorija Pleška, Ivana Pleška, Ankica Pleška, Leopolda Pleška

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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