In Croatia, Gaš families are mainly Croats (from Kosovo ), less frequently Albanians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Kosovo.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Gaš live in Croatia today, in five households only. They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<5), Dujmici in Bakr area (<5), and in Rovinj (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.