In Croatia, Holeš families are Croats (from Slatina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Slatina area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Holeš live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Crnac in Slatina area (10), Visnjevac (10), Osijek (<10), Cepin in Osijek area (<10), and in Miholjacki Porec (<5).