Surname Koštek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Koštek families are Croats (from Dugo Selo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dugo Selo and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Koštek live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Dugo Selo (15), Zagreb (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), Mala Ostrna (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Koštek (including: Kostek , Chrostek , Ciostek , Chvostek , Kosteck , Costec , Costek and Kostec ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Kostek " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 800 in Turkey , and some 800 people in the United States. "Kosteck " is used by some 80 people in the United States. "Ciostek " is used by some 300 people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Koštek, Jadranka Koštek, Mirko Koštek, Sanja Koštek, Suzana Koštek, Marko Koštek, Mladen Koštek, Ines Koštek, Ivan Koštek, Snježana Koštek, Marina Koštek, Draga Koštek, Zlata Koštek, Mara Koštek, Vjekoslav Koštek, Katarina Koštek, Katica Koštek, Stjepan Koštek, Svjetlana Koštek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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