In Croatia, Gardaš families are Croats (from Pleternica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Nasice. In Zvekovac in Vrbovec area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Gardaš.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Gardaš live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Dubocac in Pleternica area (10), Pula (<10), Nasice (<10), and in Vrbovec (<10).