Surname Koški in modern Croatia

Koški families are Croats and they are mostly from Valpovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Valpovo area. In Satnica in Valpovo area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Koški.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Koški live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 320 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Satnica (35) and Brodjanci (25) in Valpovo area, Osijek (25), Samatovci in Valpovo area (15), and in Ivanec (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Koški (including: Koski , Koshki , Kooshki , Kosky , Koskie , Kosseki , Koscki , Koschki , Kosci and Koshaki ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. The family name "Koski " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 5000 in Finland , and some 1000 people in Canada. "Koshki " is used by some 1000 people in Iran and small number in the United States. "Koschki " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Koški, Aleksandra Koški, Dražen Koški, Goran Koški, Ivan Koški, Mišo Koški, Ivica Koški, Mirjam Koški, Ivo Koški, Dragan Koški, Igor Koški, Želimir Koški, Josipa Koški, Antun Koški, Ana Koški, Hrvoje Koški, Tomislav Koški, Jagoda Koški, Zdenka Koški

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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