Surname Košar in modern Croatia

Košar families are Croats, mostly from Zagreb. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Košar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Zapresic (<10), Opatija (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Košar (including: Kosar , Koshar , Kohsar , Kossar , Koshmar , Koschar , Koshkar , Kosár , Koszar and Koosar ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosar " is used by some 7000 people in Turkey , about 2000 in Pakistan , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Koshar " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Belarus , and small number of people in Russian Federation , small number of people in Ukraine. "Koschar " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Germany , small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marina Košar, Sandra Košar, Ivanka Košar, Darko Košar, Matija Košar, Mijo Košar, Berislav Košar, Bruno Košar, Mario Košar, Sanjin Košar, Ivan Košar, Branka Košar, Anamarija Košar, Siniša Košar, Davorin Košar, Marijan Košar, Vinko Košar, Hajni Košar, Gordana Košar

Mentions in sources

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

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