Surname Košek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Košek families are Croats (from Garesnica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Košek live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two naselja i to in Sesvete (<10) and Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Košek (including: Kosek , Koshek , Kossek , Koszek , Koscheck , Koseck , Koschek , Koshechk , Kosseck and Koschzek ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosek " is used by some 8000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Czech Republic. "Koscheck " is used by some 100 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Koseck " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tina Košek, Marlon Košek, Ivana Košek, Franjo Košek, Željko Košek, Maja Košek, Damir Košek, Diana Košek, Ana Košek, Josip Košek, Katarina Košek, Dubravka Košek, Svjetlana Košek, Luna Košek, Marija Košek, Ivan Košek, Ivica Košek, Marko Košek, Mijo Košek

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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