Surname Kosar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kosar families are almost entirely Croats (from Garesnica area ), barely Hungarians (from Garesnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica area and in Garesnica.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kosar live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Bjelovar (10), Zagreb (10), in Velika Trnovitica (<10) and Nova Ploscica (<5) in Garesnica area, and in Vukovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kosar (including: Kohsar , Kossar , Koshar , Kosár , Khosar , Koszar , Koosar , Kooshar and Koohsar ) is present in 67 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosar " is used by some 7000 people in Turkey , about 2000 in Pakistan , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Kossar " is used by some 500 people in Somalia , about 500 in Brazil , and some 200 people in the United States. "Koshar " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Belarus , and small number of people in Russian Federation , small number of people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Vanja Kosar, Bosiljka Kosar, Nevenka Kosar, Mirella Kosar, Darko Kosar, Ljerka Kosar, Marija Kosar, Elizabeta Kosar, Božidar Kosar, Kata Kosar, Konrad Kosar, Suzana Kosar, Melita Kosar, Branko Kosar, Mirko Kosar, Hrvoje Kosar, Ali Kosar, Ljiljana Kosar, Nataša Kosar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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