Surname Kokoška in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kokoška families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Virovitica. In Četekovac in Orahovica area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Kokoška.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kokoška live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Cetekovac (15) and Mikleus (10) in Orahovica area, Slatina (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kokoška (including: Kokoska , Kokoszka , Kocoska , Kokoshka , Kokoschka and Kochoska ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Kokoska " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 500 in Slovakia , and some 500 people in Czech Republic. "Kokoshka " is used by some 60 people in Russian Federation , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Kokoszka " is used by some 4000 people in Poland , about 900 in the United States , and some 100 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Dragan Kokoška, Marijan Kokoška, Josip Kokoška, Ana Kokoška, Darko Kokoška, Marica Kokoška, Ljiljana Kokoška, Zdravko Kokoška, Đurđica Kokoška, Ivan Kokoška, Marko Kokoška, Slađana Kokoška, Emil Kokoška, Zdenko Kokoška, Hrvoje Kokoška, Franjo Kokoška, Rozalija Kokoška, Stjepan Kokoška, Zvonko Kokoška

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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