Golešić Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Golešić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golešić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia441:96,10515,577
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Golesic (10) are calculated separately.

Golešić Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Golešić Come From? nationality or country of origin

Golešić occurs most in Croatia. It can appear as a variant: Golesic. For other potential spellings of Golešić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golešić? popularity and diffusion

Golešić is the 2,909,720th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Golešić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Golešić is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 96,105. In Croatia Golešić is primarily found in: Zagreb County, where 61 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 16 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 9 percent live. Other than Croatia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golesic9010/
Galešić86616/
Gelešić8631/
Gulešić868/
Gološić861/
Galešićc801/
Goleci77167/
Golići773/
Goleçi772/
Olečić771/
Galečić71174/
Golesie7180/
Galošić7178/
Goleshi7151/
Golesis7123/
Golleci7117/
Galesić7115/
Golgeci717/
Galecić713/
Ngolesi711/
Galešic711/
Galašić711/
Goličić711/
Golicić711/
Golgesiz67369/
Ngoleshi6721/
Gollessi6720/
Goletchi672/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golešić
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