Surname Kočila in modern Croatia

Kočila families are Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Mursko Sredisce area and in Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Kočila live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 12 other places, mostly in Selnica (25), Donji Koncovcak (<10), Sveti Martin na Muri (<10), Jurovec (<5) and Donji Zebanec (<5) in Mursko Sredisce area.

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (3) and Germany (1).
Family name Kočila (including: Kochila , Koczela , Kocila , Kocela , Kociela , Kocyla , Kochella , Kochilla , Kochela and Koczyla ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. "Kociela " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Poland , and small number of people in Mexico. "Kochilla " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kocela " is used by some 200 people in Poland , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Kočila, Renato Kočila, Željka Kočila, Stjepan Kočila, Radovan Kočila, Josip Kočila, Laura Kočila, Predrag Kočila, Irena Kočila, Mario Kočila, Dragica Kočila, Julijana Kočila, Rozina Kočila, Davor Kočila, Kristijan Kočila, Branko Kočila, Dragutin Kočila, Marija Kočila, Verica Kočila

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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