Surname Kostović in modern Croatia

Kostović families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Trogir area and in Split. In Vinišće in Trogir area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Kostović.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Kostović live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Vinisce in Trogir area (45), Split (45), Zagreb (25), Trogir (20), and in Pula (15).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Kostović (including: Kostovich , Kostovic , Costovici , Kostowicz , Kostovick , Kostowic and Costovic ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Kostovic " is used by some 200 people in Iraq , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Kostovich " is used by some 70 people in Ukraine , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Kostowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Kostović, Krešimir Kostović, Željko Kostović, Dar Kostović, Vedrana Kostović, Dinka Kostović, Davor Kostović, Jadranka Kostović, Nataša Kostović, Ivan Kostović, Vjekoslav Kostović, Biljana Kostović, Dijana Kostović, Jurica Kostović, Tanja Kostović, Kristina Kostović, Merica Kostović, Tatjana Kostović, Andrea Kostović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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