Surname Kokić in modern Croatia

Kokić families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Pridrage , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novigrad and in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area). In Đuričić in Slatina area every second inhabitant had the family name Kokić.

Prevalence

About 790 people with faimily name Kokić live in Croatia today, in 310 households. There were 720 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 49 cities and 67 other places, mostly in Pridraga in Novigrad Area in Dalmatia (125), Zagreb (95), Zadar (55), Sibenik (40), and in Dubrava kod Sibenika (35).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (2), Canada (2), and to Austria (1).
Family name Kokić (including: Kokic , Kokich , Kocich , Khokhich , Kokici , Kokiec , Kocic , Kokichi , Kocick and Kookich ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Kokic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Italy. "Kokich " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 70 in New Zealand , and small number of people in Algeria. "Kokichi " is used by some 100 people in Japan and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Kokić, Neven Kokić, Tonći Kokić, Slaven Kokić, Tomislav Kokić, Asja Kokić, Daniel Kokić, Vanja Kokić, Nataša Kokić, Branka Kokić, Damir Kokić, Nenad Kokić, Anita Kokić, Zlatan Kokić, Daliborka Kokić, Darko Kokić, Kata Kokić, Denis Kokić, Emilija Kokić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1825 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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