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Surname Goleš in modern Croatia
Goleš families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area and according to some sources from Senj or from the Island of Pag , barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Trogir area. In Sapina Doca in Trogir area every third inhabitant had the family name Goleš.
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Prevalence
About 490 people with faimily name Goleš live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Split (105), Zagreb (70), Rogoznica in Trogir area (65), Sibenik (30), and in Rijeka (20).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Goleš (including: Goles , Golesh , Golesz , Golesch , Golles , Goleschuk , Gollesz , Golessi , Golesha and Goless ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Goles " is used by some 3000 people in the Philippines , about 400 in the United States , and some 400 people in Turkey. "Golesh " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Turkey , and small number of people in Israel. "Golesch " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Austria.
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Characteristic first names
Janko Goleš,
Darko Goleš,
Tanja Goleš,
Tomislav Goleš,
Luči Goleš,
Dragan Goleš,
Ante Goleš,
Dalibor Goleš,
Stipe Goleš,
Vesna Goleš,
Daniela Goleš,
Marin Goleš,
Vera Goleš,
Dragutin Goleš,
Tonka Goleš,
Jurica Goleš,
Magda Goleš,
Slobodan Goleš,
Damir Goleš
