Surname Golak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Golak families are predominantly Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ), rarely Slovaks (from Lipik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Lipik.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Golak live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Ivanic-Grad (<10), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), Bapska (<5), and in Sobocani in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Golak (including: Golac , Gholak , Gollyak , Golach , Golack , Golakh , Golacha , Golacz and Golache ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Golak " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Golack " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Golac " is used by some 700 people in Peru , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Tijana Golak, Darko Golak, Nikola Golak, Damir Golak, Vesna Golak, Marija Golak, Ana Golak, Ivan Golak, Viktor Golak, Julijana Golak, Paulina Golak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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