Surname Kočevar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kočevar families are almost entirely Croats (from Mursko Sredisce area ), barely Slovenes (from Slovenia ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec area and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Kočevar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Karlovac (<10), Zaluka Lipnicka in Ozalj area (<10), Valpovo (<10), Osijek (<5), and in Jamnica Pisarovinska in Jastrebarsko area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kočevar (including: Kochevar , Kocevar , Kotschevar and Kochewar ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Kocevar " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 60 in Austria , and small number of people in Germany. "Kochevar " is used by some 1000 people in the United States. "Kotschevar " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Kočevar, Sanda Kočevar, Boris Kočevar, Sindi Kočevar, Aldo Kočevar, Marina Kočevar, Jasminka Kočevar, Saša Kočevar, Nenad Kočevar, Josip Kočevar, Nina Kočevar, Stanko Kočevar, Dragan Kočevar, Darko Kočevar, Hari Kočevar, Antonija Kočevar, Jože Kočevar, Janez Kočevar, Dragica Kočevar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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