Surname Golek in modern Croatia

Golek families are Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region , Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Velika Kladusa area) and in Slunj area.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Golek live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Tenja (20), Grabarska in Slunj area (15), Nustar in Vinkovci area (10), Kokinac (<10), and in Velika in Pozega area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Golek (including: Golec , Golechha , Golecha , Golech , Gollek , Golleck , Golecc , Golekh and Golechko ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Golek " is used by some 300 people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Golleck " is used by few people in the United States. "Golec " is used by some 10000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Turkey.

Characteristic first names

Marko Golek, Dragica Golek, Slađana Golek, Davor Golek, Luca Golek, Josip Golek, Pero Golek, Mirica Golek, Marina Golek, Ivica Golek, Zvonko Golek, Vlado Golek, Zoran Golek, Dario Golek, Slavica Golek, Slavko Golek, Nada Golek, Mirko Golek, Jure Golek

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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