Surname Kočo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kočo families are predominantly Croats (from East Herzegovine ), rarely Bosniaks (from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area). In Gomiljani in East Herzegovina every third inhabitant had the family name Kočo.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kočo live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Dubrovnik (<5), Kadumi (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kočo (including: Koco , Kocho , Kocso , Koczo , Kotscho , Kochko , Kocko , Kochno , Koccho and Kozzo ) is present in 143 countries worldwide. "Kocho " is used by some 100 people in Tanzania , about 70 in Japan , and small number of people in the United States. "Kozzo " is used by few people in the United States. "Koczo " is used by some 600 people in Hungary and about 60 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Izedin Kočo, Amira Kočo, Edin Kočo, Eldina Kočo, Asim Kočo, Viktorija Kočo, Munib Kočo, Seida Kočo, Mahmut Kočo, Arifa Kočo, Raifa Kočo, Damir Kočo, Alan Kočo, Ilma Kočo, Marcus Kočo, Edina Kočo, Hanifa Kočo, Zara Kočo

Mentions in sources

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

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