Surname Goljak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Goljak families are almost entirely Croats (from Virovitica area ), barely Czechs (from Bjelovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Klanjec.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Goljak live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Sesvete (<10), Osijek (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Budakovac in Virovitica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Goljak (including: Golyak , Goliak , Gollyak , Golyakh , Goliac and Gooliak ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. "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

Branko Goljak, Marko Goljak, Mirjana Goljak, Marija Goljak, Damir Goljak, Martin Goljak, David Goljak, Višnjica Goljak, Biserka Goljak, Zdenko Goljak, Srećko Goljak, Suzana Goljak, Zdravko Goljak, Dragica Goljak, Josip Goljak, Blanka Goljak, Moris Goljak, Krešimir Goljak, Renata Goljak

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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