Surname Kočiš in modern Croatia

Kočiš families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Prelog , rarely Hungarians (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 310 people with faimily name Kočiš live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 370 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 51 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Gorican in Cakovec area (15), Osijek (15), Slatina (15), and in Djakovo (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kočiš (including: Kocis , Kocsis , Kochis , Kochish , Kochiss , Kockisch , Kocass , Kociss , Kochies and Kocisz ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Kocis " is used by some 3000 people in Slovakia , about 2000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Czech Republic. "Kochis " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Hungary. "Kochish " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Kočiš, Janoš Kočiš, Tibor Kočiš, Anica Kočiš, Marko Kočiš, Igor Kočiš, Filip Kočiš, Agneza Kočiš, Gabriela Kočiš, Marijan Kočiš, Marija Kočiš, Gorana Kočiš, Ivica Kočiš, Božica Kočiš, Nevenka Kočiš, Alen Kočiš, Lorand Kočiš, Branka Kočiš, Tea Kočiš

Mentions in sources

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

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