Surname Čota in modern Croatia

Čota families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Western Bosnia (Livno area). In Čačvina in Sinj area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Čota.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Čota live in Croatia today, in 50 households.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Split (30), Djakovo (20), Stobrec (15), Kastel Stari (15), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (2), and to Switzerland (2).
Family name Čota (including: Cota , Chota , Cotta , Ciotta , Chiota , Ciota , Chotha , Cotha , Ccota and Tschota ) is present in 99 countries worldwide. The family name "Cota " is used by some 100000 people in Mexico , about 40000 in Brazil , and some 30000 people in the United States. "Tschota " is used by few people in the United States. "Cotha " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sandra Čota, Klaudija Čota, Vibor Čota, Augustin Čota, Ivana Čota, Ana Čota, Ante Čota, Jure Čota, Stanko Čota, Iris Čota, Ivica Čota, Nada Čota, Anita Čota, Ivan Čota, Anđela Čota, Darko Čota, Duje Čota, Andjelka Čota, Anđa Čota

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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