Surname Jošt in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jošt families are generally Croats (from Koprivnica ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Jošt live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and four other places, mostly in Koprivnica (10), Hreljin (<10), Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Pula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jošt (including: Jost , Yost , Iost , Joost , Joscht , Johst , Iosht , Josst , Josth and Josdth ) is present in 90 countries worldwide. The family name "Jost " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 7000 people in France. "Yost " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 400 in Argentina , and some 400 people in Japan. "Josdth " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Jošt, Snježana Jošt, Siniša Jošt, Jože Jošt, Vedran Jošt, Kruno Jošt, Suzana Jošt, Milena Jošt, Tea Jošt, Željka Jošt, Miljenka Jošt, Anka Jošt, Maja Jošt, Mario Jošt, Danijel Jošt, Tomislav Jošt, Sanja Jošt, Kristina Jošt, Nadica Jošt

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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