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Surname Grkeš in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Grkeš families are Croats (from Dubrovnik area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area. In Podimoć in Dubrovnik area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Grkeš.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Grkeš live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and 7 other places, mostly in Mokosica (10), Dubrovnik (<10), Nova Mokosica (<5), Tocionik in Dubrovnik area (<5), and in Janjina on the Peljesac peninsula (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Grkeš (including: Grkes , Gerkes ) is present in 8 countries on three continents.
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Characteristic first names
Ana Grkeš,
Mara Grkeš,
Lovorka Grkeš,
Urban Grkeš,
Miho Grkeš,
Sanja Grkeš,
Augustina Grkeš,
Danica Grkeš,
Terezija Grkeš,
Marija Grkeš,
Ivo Grkeš,
Marijo Grkeš,
Darija Grkeš,
Domagoj Grkeš,
Mato Grkeš,
Kate Grkeš,
Antun Grkeš,
Milka Grkeš,
Niko Grkeš
