Kokotec families are Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec area and in Varazdin.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Kokotec live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Novaki in Ivanec area (40), Ivanec (15), Zagreb (10), Cerje Nebojse in Ivanec area (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kokotec is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Kokotec " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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.