In Croatia, Koleš families are almost entirely Croats (from Klanjec ), barely Slovenes (from Zabok area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Klanjec and in Slovenia. In Bratovski Vrh in Klanjec every third inhabitant had the family name Koleš.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Koleš live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 11 other places, mostly in Kraljevec na Sutli in Zabok area (<10), Vukovina (<5), Radakovo in Zabok area (<5), Gredice (<5), and in Movrac in Zabok area (<5).
