Surname Kočka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kočka families are predominantly Croats (from the Island of Korcule ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Umag ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kočka live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Vela Luka on the Island of Korcula (<10), Rijeka (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), Crveni Vrh (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kočka (including: Kocka , Kochka , Koczka , Kochoska , Kocicka , Kotschka , Kocheka , Kochika , Kocika and Kochoka ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Kocka " is used by some 400 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Slovakia. "Kochka " is used by some 200 people in Russian Federation , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Ukraine. "Koczka " is used by some 2000 people in Hungary , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in Slovakia.

Characteristic first names

Jasminka Kočka, Antonin Kočka, Aleksandar Kočka, Emanuel Kočka, Svetislav Kočka, Natalija Kočka, Daniela Kočka, Franta Kočka, Ljubomir Kočka, Anka Kočka, Franjo Kočka, Gizela Kočka, Tonka Kočka, Melani Kočka, Klaudija Kočka, Eduard Kočka, Vili Kočka, Hrvoje Kočka, Lara Kočka

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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