Surname Kosek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kosek families are almost entirely Croats (from Zagreb ), very rarely Bosniaks (also from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kosek live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (40) and Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kosek (including: Kosec , Kossek , Koszek , Koshek , Koseck , Koseci , Koszecz , Koshechk and Kosseck ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosek " is used by some 8000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Czech Republic. "Koseck " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Kossek " is used by some 500 people in Poland , about 200 in Germany , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dean Kosek, Katarina Kosek, Ivan Kosek, Zlatko Kosek, Melita Kosek, Mladen Kosek, Ivica Kosek, Ivanka Kosek, Snežana Kosek, Danica Kosek, Alina Kosek, Branko Kosek, Zdravko Kosek, Andrea Kosek, Željko Kosek, Stjepan Kosek, Marija Kosek, Ljiljana Kosek, Jasenka Kosek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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