Surname Kosta in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kosta families are Croats (from Rijeka area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kosta live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Mavrinci in Rijeka area (<10) and Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kosta (including: Costa , Costta , Koshta , Costha , Koszta , Kostha , Koshtha , Khosta and Kossta ) is present in 166 countries worldwide. "Koshta " is used by some 80 people in Ukraine , about 50 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Koszta " is used by some 400 people in Hungary , about 300 in Romania , and small number of people in the United States. "Chosta " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Sanjin Kosta, Ladislav Kosta, Marinko Kosta, Ines Kosta, Sabrina Kosta, Ana Kosta, Kosta Kosta, Mario Kosta, Olga Kosta, Filip Kosta, Marta Kosta, Ante Kosta, Grgica Kosta, Ive Kosta, Ivka Kosta, Jerka Kosta, Katarina Kosta, Krešimir Kosta, Krševan Kosta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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