Surname Kosa in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kosa families are Croats (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Virovitica. In Mala Klisa in Daruvar area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Kosa.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kosa live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two naselja i to in Virovitica (10) and Podgorje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kosa (including: Khosa , Kossa , Koosha , Kosha , Koosa , Kosza , Kossah , Kosah and Koossa ) is present in 109 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosa " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 300 in Japan , and some 300 people in Germany. "Kosza " is used by some 100 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Koosa " is used by some 100 people in Tanzania , about 50 in Saudi Arabia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Kosa, Amalija Kosa, Marjan Kosa, Mihaela Kosa, Laszlo Kosa, Ruža Kosa, Srećko Kosa, Zera Kosa, Stjepan Kosa, Marica Kosa, Iva Kosa, Vanessa Kosa, Kata Kosa, Eugen Kosa, Kuzman Kosa, Mara Kosa, Miklos Kosa, Nada Kosa, Petra Kosa

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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