In Croatia, Velešnjak families are generally Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica and Sisak.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Velešnjak live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only five Croatian places: in Sisak (<10), Topolovac (<5), Utolica (<5), and in Hrvatska Dubica (<5) and Capljani (<5) in Hrvatska Kostajnica area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Velešnjak is present in this form only in Croatia.
