Surname Gulaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gulaš families are almost entirely Croats (from Djakovo area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Gulaš live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Bjelovar (10), Alaginci (<5), Zagreb (<5), Djakovo (<5), and in Orahovica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gulaš (including: Gulas , Gulash , Guelas , Gullas , Gulassa , Gulasch , Gulasha , Gullias , Gulashah and Guelass ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Gulas " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Slovakia , and some 1000 people in Turkey. "Gulash " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Canada , and small number of people in Australia. "Gulasch " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kristijan Gulaš, Davorka Gulaš, Gizela Gulaš, Diana Gulaš, Darko Gulaš, Damir Gulaš, Mirjana Gulaš, Vikica Gulaš, Alojzije Gulaš, Josip Gulaš, Zdravko Gulaš, Mira Gulaš, Đuro Gulaš, Zdenka Gulaš, Ivica Gulaš, Dajana Gulaš, Katarina Gulaš, Venera Gulaš, Veronika Gulaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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