Surname Goleč in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Goleč families are Croats by relative majority (from Nova Gradiska ), rarely Poles, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Srbac area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Goleč live in Croatia today, in one household only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Nova Gradiska (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Goleč (including: Golec , Golechha , Golecha , Golech , Golleck , Golecc , Golechya , Golechko and Golecz ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Golec " is used by some 10000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Turkey. "Golech " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Austria. "Golechha " is used by small number of people in Thailand , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Goleč, Dragan Goleč, Dragica Goleč, Ranko Goleč, Vanja Goleč, Katarina Goleč

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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