Surname Kočar in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kočar live in Croatia today, in 9 households.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Pula (<5), Selnica in Mursko Sredisce area (<5), Brezje in Cakovec area (<5), and in Bilje (<5) and Darda (<5) in Osijek area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Kočar (including: Kocar , Kochar , Kochhar , Kochmar , Koczar , Kochkar , Kockar , Koccar , Kozzar and Kocsar ) is present in 72 countries worldwide. The family name "Kocar " is used by some 8000 people in Turkey , about 500 in Czech Republic , and some 400 people in the United States. "Kochhar " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 400 in Kenya , and some 300 people in Canada. "Kochmar " is used by some 700 people in Ukraine , about 100 in Russian Federation , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Kočar, Igor Kočar, Ernest Kočar, Tihomir Kočar, Violeta Kočar, Tatjana Kočar, Momčilo Kočar, Radojka Kočar, Davor Kočar, Karolina Kočar, Jure Kočar, Jože Kočar, Branimir Kočar, Nada Kočar, Mirjana Kočar, Dragica Kočar, Danijel Kočar, Anton Kočar, Marija Kočar

Mentions in sources

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

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