Surname Košević in modern Croatia

Košević families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Benkovac , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Split.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Košević live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Benkovac (15), Zadar (10), Bukovic (10), Zagreb (10), and in Darda in Osijek area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Košević (including: Kosevich , Kosevic , Kosewicz , Koshkevich , Kosewic , Kosewick , Kosevych and Koshewicz ) is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Kosevic " is used by few people in the United States. "Kosewicz " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Poland , and small number of people in Kuwait. "Kosewic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andreja Košević, Stevan Košević, Marina Košević, Dejan Košević, Duško Košević, Zoran Košević, Milenko Košević, Merica Košević, Marijana Košević, Ivica Košević, Milena Košević, Lana Košević, Katarina Košević, Damir Košević, Mario Košević, Peter Košević, Radoslav Košević, Čedomir Košević, Božena Košević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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