Surname Koša in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Koša families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Koša live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Zagreb (<10), Stari Mikanovci in Djakovo area (<10), Kutina (<10), and in Zebanec Selo in Mursko Sredisce area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Koša (including: Khosa , Kosa , Koshka , Kossa , Kosha , Kostha , Koosa , Kosza , Koscha and Kosah ) is present in 115 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosa " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 300 in Japan , and some 300 people in Germany. "Koosa " is used by some 100 people in Tanzania , about 50 in Saudi Arabia , and small number of people in the United States. "Kosza " is used by some 100 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Mario Koša, Zorica Koša, Eugen Koša, Sonja Koša, Miroslav Koša, Josip Koša, Miodrag Koša, Saška Koša, Branko Koša, Sergej Koša, Igor Koša, Ivana Koša, Damir Koša, Mihaela Koša, Dejan Koša, Ivan Koša, Boris Koša, Blaženka Koša, Ivica Koša

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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