Surname Koren in modern Croatia

Koren families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof , barely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 1100 people with faimily name Koren live in Croatia today, in 510 households. There were 1400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 50 cities and 137 other places, mostly in Zagreb (325), Varazdin (40), Sesvete (30), Presecno (30), and in Remetinec (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Koren (including: Choren , Coren , Kooren , Koreen , Cooren , Corren , Korren , Khoren and Coreen ) is present in 83 countries worldwide. The family name "Koren " is used by some 30000 people in Israel , about 10000 in the United States , and some 9000 people in Ukraine. "Kooren " is used by some 400 people in the Netherlands , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Koreen " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 60 in Canada , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Antun Koren, Tajana Koren, Milena Koren, Snježana Koren, Vlado Koren, Predrag Koren, Valter Koren, Darko Koren, Damir Koren, Željko Koren, Mladen Koren, Goran Koren, Marija Koren, Tihomir Koren, Neven Koren, Gordana Koren, Mirela Koren, Kristijan Koren, Zdravko Koren

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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