Surname Šlehta in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šlehta families are generally Croats (from Daruvar area ), rarely Czechs (also from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Šlehta live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Donji Sredjani in Daruvar area (10), Jamarica (<10), Zagreb (<10), Varazdin (<5), and in Potocec in Vrbovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šlehta (including: Slechta , Schlechta , Slehta and Szlechta ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. "Schlechta " is used by some 100 people in Austria , about 100 in the United States , and some 50 people in Germany. "Slechta " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Germany. "Szlechta " is used by some 50 people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Šlehta, Ivan Šlehta, Alenka Šlehta, Dubravka Šlehta, Dalibor Šlehta, Anton Šlehta, Tomislav Šlehta, Mihajla Šlehta, Vladimir Šlehta, Vjekoslava Šlehta, Zdravko Šlehta, Božica Šlehta, Ana Šlehta, Marija Šlehta, Ivana Šlehta, Dragutin Šlehta, Aleksandar Šlehta, Emilija Šlehta, Alojzija Šlehta

Mentions in sources

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

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