Surname Kosović in modern Croatia

Kosović families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Ploce area. According to some sources they are from River Cetina area and Zaostrog area, rarely Serbs from Zadar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Dubrovnik. In Zaostrog in Ploce area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Kosović.

Prevalence

About 520 people with faimily name Kosović live in Croatia today, in 250 households. There were 650 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Zagreb (115), Zaostrog in Ploce area (45), Dubrovnik (40), Zadar (40), and in Split (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 40 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: South Africa (32), Australia (3), Germany (2), the United States (1), New Zealand (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Kosović (including: Kosovic , Kosovich , Kosowicz , Kossovich , Kosovych , Kossowicz , Kosowick , Kosowich , Kosowiec and Kosovics ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosovic " is used by some 100 people in Sweden , about 100 in the United States , and some 90 people in Australia. "Kosovich " is used by some 300 people in Ukraine , about 300 in Russian Federation , and some 300 people in the United States. "Kosowicz " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Marija Kosović, Tedi Kosović, Mate Kosović, Gordan Kosović, Gordana Kosović, Tomislav Kosović, Vesna Kosović, Nebojša Kosović, Vedran Kosović, Zoran Kosović, Indira Kosović, Stevo Kosović, Ivica Kosović, Goran Kosović, Božena Kosović, Silvija Kosović, Iva Kosović, Mladen Kosović, Zvonko Kosović

Mentions in sources

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

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