Surname Galeš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Galeš families are Croats (from Oroslavje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Galeš live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Oroslavje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Galeš (including: Gales , Galles , Galesso , Galessi , Galeschuk , Gahles , Galesh , Galeshi , Gallies and Galess ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Gales " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 10000 in the Philippines , and some 4000 people in Romania. "Galess " is used by few people in Belarus , few people in Kazakhstan , and few people in the United States. "Galles " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Brazil , and some 700 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Nenad Galeš, Aleksandar Galeš, Olga Galeš, Anka Galeš, Stjepan Galeš

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