Surname Ileš in modern Croatia

Ileš families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Donji Miholjac area , less frequently Hungarians (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Nasice.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Ileš live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Osijek (45), Darda in Osijek area (20), Beli Manastir (20), Moslavina Podravska in Donji Miholjac area (15), and in Zagreb (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ileš (including: Iles , Illes , Illies , Ilesh , Illessy , Illyes , Ilesha , Illesh , Illés and Iless ) is present in 105 countries worldwide. The family name "Iles " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Algeria , and some 2000 people in Great Britain. "Illes " is used by some 20000 people in Hungary , about 2000 in Slovakia , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Illies " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 600 in the United States , and some 60 people in Kazakhstan.

Characteristic first names

Tatjana Ileš, Davor Ileš, Ivan Ileš, Krunoslav Ileš, Vesna Ileš, Zoran Ileš, Stevan Ileš, Ivica Ileš, Janja Ileš, Dalibor Ileš, Albert Ileš, Marijo Ileš, Julijana Ileš, Miroslav Ileš, Josip Ileš, Igor Ileš, Goran Ileš, Zlatko Ileš, Kristina Ileš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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