Golenko families are Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area. According to some sources they are from Gibina in Strigova area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Mursko Sredisce area.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Golenko live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Samobor (<10), Stanetinec in Mursko Sredisce area (<10), Cakovec (<10), and in Sveti Urban in Mursko Sredisce area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Golenko (including: Golenco , Golencko ) is present in 19 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.