In Croatia, Eleš families are generally Croats (from Osijek area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Osijek. In Sapna in Pleternica area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Eleš.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Eleš live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Visnjevac (<10), Darda in Osijek area (<5), Osijek (<5), Beli Manastir (<5), and in Bilje in Osijek area (<5).