Surname Kozak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kozak families are almost entirely Croats (from Cazma area ), barely Ukrainians (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Prnjavor area) and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area). In Ratkovac in Bosnian Krajina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Kozak.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kozak live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Velika Ludina in Cazma area (<5), Graberje Ivanicko (<5), and in Caginec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kozak (including: Kozachuk , Kozachok , Kozachek , Kozack , Kozachko , Kozhak , Kozzak , Khozak and Kozhakh ) is present in 81 countries worldwide. The family name "Kozak " is used by some 80000 people in Ukraine , about 80000 in Poland , and some 30000 people in the United States. "Kozack " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Canada , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Kozachuk " is used by some 4000 people in Ukraine , about 800 in Russian Federation , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražan Kozak, Dinko Kozak, Oto Kozak, Zlatko Kozak, Mirjana Kozak, Metin Kozak, Marian Kozak, Marijo Kozak, Janos Kozak, Ana Kozak, Zdenka Kozak, Jasenka Kozak, Elizabeta Kozak, Ferdo Kozak, Josef Kozak, Pavel Kozak, Jan Kozak, Jarmila Kozak, Barbara Kozak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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