In Croatia, Podlesek families are generally Croats (from Klanjec ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Klanjec.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Podlesek live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Dubrovcan in Zabok area (<5), Zabok (<5), Zapresic (<5), and in Gorkovec (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Podlesek is present in four countries on two continents. "Podleszek " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.