Surname Golenja in modern Croatia

Golenja families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Golenja live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located and 9 other Croatian places, mostly in Gorican in Cakovec area (35), Zagreb (15), Dubovica in Ludbreg area (15), Varazdin (<10), and in Koprivnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Golenja (including: Golenia , Golenya ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Golenja " is used by few people in Ukraine and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Bernardo Golenja, Mirjana Golenja, Ivica Golenja, Srećko Golenja, Mario Golenja, Davor Golenja, Barbara Golenja, Terezija Golenja, Antun Golenja, Tatjana Golenja, Danijel Golenja, Zoran Golenja, Maja Golenja, Matija Golenja, Josip Golenja, Ivan Golenja, Kata Golenja, Marija Golenja, Zlatko Golenja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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