Surname Ćoza in modern Croatia

Ćoza families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar area and in Rijeka. In Vinjerac in Zadar area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Ćoza.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Ćoza live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zadar (50), Rijeka (30), Vinjerac in Zadar area (15), Zagreb (15), and in Posedarje in Zadar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ćoza (including: Coza , Choza , Cozza , Chioza , Chiozza , Chozah , Chihoza , Chozaah and Cozha ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. "Cozza " is used by some 4000 people in Italy , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Chioza " is used by some 3000 people in Malawi , about 100 in Zimbabwe , and small number of people in the United States. "Chiozza " is used by some 600 people in Argentina , about 400 in Italy , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasminka Ćoza, Darko Ćoza, Mladen Ćoza, Edvard Ćoza, Martina Ćoza, Mate Ćoza, Slavko Ćoza, Josip Ćoza, Željana Ćoza, Danijela Ćoza, Tomislav Ćoza, Dalibor Ćoza, Željka Ćoza, Luka Ćoza, Kristina Ćoza, Ante Ćoza, Nada Ćoza, Miljenko Ćoza, Ivana Ćoza

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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