Surname Kočan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kočan families are predominantly Croats (from Karlovac ), rarely Bosniaks (also from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Bosnian Krajina (Bosanska Dubica area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kočan live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Karlovac (10), Virovitica (<5), Hrvatska Dubica in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Kočan (including: Kochan , Kocan , Kochman , Kocian , Koczan , Kocsan , Kochhan , Kochyan , Kochian and Kochtan ) is present in 89 countries worldwide. The family name "Kocan " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 400 in Slovakia , and some 80 people in Czech Republic. "Kochan " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Poland , and some 600 people in Germany. "Kocian " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 700 in Czech Republic , and some 60 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Ljubomir Kočan, Elvir Kočan, Nedeljko Kočan, Eduard Kočan, Bahra Kočan, Denis Kočan, Vesna Kočan, Smail Kočan, Anton Kočan, Nedjeljka Kočan, Marko Kočan, Danijela Kočan, Ejub Kočan, Munire Kočan, Hajrulah Kočan, Selmir Kočan, Mustafa Kočan, Vejsil Kočan, Muhamed Kočan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over eighty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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