Surname Podlesek in modern Croatia

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.

Characteristic first names

Darko Podlesek, Mladen Podlesek, Jože Podlesek, Robert Podlesek, Viktor Podlesek, Josip Podlesek, Željko Podlesek, Katica Podlesek, Miroslav Podlesek, Štefanija Podlesek, Verica Podlesek, Marijan Podlesek, Đurđica Podlesek, Božica Podlesek, Martina Podlesek, Milka Podlesek, Anka Podlesek, Damir Podlesek, Martin Podlesek

Mentions in sources

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.

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