Surname Goliak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Goliak families are Ukrainians (from the Island of Pag ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Goliak live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Novalja on the Island of Pag (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Goliak (including: Golyak , Gollyak , Goliac , Golyakh and Gooliak ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Goliak " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine and small number in the United States. "Gooliak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Goliac " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksei Goliak, Larissa Goliak, Alexei Goliak, Aleksej Goliak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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