Surname Dokuš in modern Croatia

Dokuš families are Croats and they are mostly from Dugo Selo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Dugo Selo area. In Gračec in Dugo Selo area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Dokuš.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Dokuš live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Dugo Selo (20), Ivanska in Bjelovar area (15), Gracac (15), Zagreb (15), and in Donja Petricka in Bjelovar area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dokuš (including: Dokus , Docius , Dockus , Docusse , Dokush , Docus and Dochkus ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Dokus " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Germany. "Dockus " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Lithuania. "Docus " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Dokuš, Jasenka Dokuš, Miljenko Dokuš, Ankica Dokuš, Franjo Dokuš, Ksenija Dokuš, Blaženka Dokuš, Josip Dokuš, Goranka Dokuš, Zvjezdana Dokuš, Nenad Dokuš, Zdenko Dokuš, Ivica Dokuš, Antun Dokuš, Vera Dokuš, Grozdana Dokuš, Marija Dokuš, Mirjana Dokuš, Željka Dokuš

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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