In Croatia, Trkeš families are Croats (from Samobor ), barely Slovenes (also from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Trkeš live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 7 other places, mostly in Bregana (25), Zagreb (<10), Podvrh (<5), Mala Jazbina (<5), and in Stojdraga (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Trkeš (including: Trkes , Terkes ) is present in 11 countries on four continents.